Bioinspired Double-stranded Yarn with Alternating Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Patterns for High-efficiency Fog Collection

Lan-Lan Hou; Meng-Na Qiu; Ya-Qiong Wang; Tong-Hua Bai; Zhi-Min Cui; Jing-Chong Liu; Ying-Qun Qi; Nü Wang; Yong Li; Yong Zhao

doi:10.1007/s10118-024-3109-5

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Bioinspired Double-stranded Yarn with Alternating Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Patterns for High-efficiency Fog Collection

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2024-06-26

- Bioinspired Double-stranded Yarn with Alternating Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Patterns for High-efficiency Fog Collection
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 42, Issue 7, Pages: 968-975(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China
  b.Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  c.Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  d.Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing, Technology, Daxing Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Author bio：
  
  liyong1897@mail.ipc.ac.cn (Y.L.)
  zhaoyong@buaa.edu.cn (Y.Z.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-024-3109-5
  CLC：
- Received：28 January 2024，
  
  Revised：2024-02-17，
  
  Accepted：21 February 2024，
  
  Online First：10 April 2024，
  
  Published：01 July 2024
- Accepted：
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Hou, L. L.; Qiu, M. N.; Wang, Y. Q.; Bai, T. H.; Cui, Z. M.; Liu, J. C.; Qi, Y. Q.; Wang, N.; Li, Y.; Zhao, Y. Bioinspired double-stranded yarn with alternating hydrophobic/hydrophilic patterns for high-efficiency fog collection. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 968–975

Lan-Lan Hou, Meng-Na Qiu, Ya-Qiong Wang, et al. Bioinspired Double-stranded Yarn with Alternating Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Patterns for High-efficiency Fog Collection[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(7): 968-975.
Hou, L. L.; Qiu, M. N.; Wang, Y. Q.; Bai, T. H.; Cui, Z. M.; Liu, J. C.; Qi, Y. Q.; Wang, N.; Li, Y.; Zhao, Y. Bioinspired double-stranded yarn with alternating hydrophobic/hydrophilic patterns for high-efficiency fog collection. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 968–975 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3109-5.

Lan-Lan Hou, Meng-Na Qiu, Ya-Qiong Wang, et al. Bioinspired Double-stranded Yarn with Alternating Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Patterns for High-efficiency Fog Collection[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(7): 968-975. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3109-5.

摘要

Inspired by nature

a synergistic double-strand hydrophobic/hydrophilic nanofibrous yarn is proposed as an effective way for potable water collection. The keypoint lies in optimizing the processes of water deposition

transport

coalescence

and collection. This innovation provides a potent solution for alleviating water stress.

Abstract

Efforts to develop innovative water harvesting strategies offer powerful solutions to alleviate the water crisis

especially in remote and arid areas. Inspired by the hydrophobic/hydrophilic pattern of desert beetles and water self-propulsion property of spider silks

a double-strand hydrophobic PVDF-HFP/hydrophilic PAN nanofibers yarn is proposed by electrospinning and twisting techniques. The double-strand cooperation approach allows for water deposition on hydrophobic PVDF-HFP segment and transport under the asymmetric capillary driving force of hydrophilic PAN segment

thus speeded up the aggregation and growth of droplets. The effects of the composition and the diameter ratio of the two primary yarns were studied and optimized for boosting fog collection performance. The double-strand anisotropic yarn not only provide an effective method for water harvesting

but also hold the potential to inspire innovative design concepts for fog collection materials in challenging environments.

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