Tree-like structure driven water transfer in 1D fiber assemblies for Functional Moisture-Wicking Fabrics

Effective moisture transfer is a fundamental process in natural systems, especially plants, and serves as an inspiration for engineered materials. Despite outstanding progress in bionic engineering to simulate water movement within trees, biomimetic design in one-dimensional (1D) fiber assemblies is...

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Main Authors: Ning Mao, Jiao Ye, Zhenzhen Quan, Hongnan Zhang, Dequn Wu, Xiaohong Qin, Rongwu Wang, Jianyong Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Materials & Design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127519307439