Continuous Directional Water Delivery on the 3D-Printed Arrowhead Microstructure Array
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Theoretical and Simulation Models
2.1.1. Arrowhead Microstructure Array Design
2.1.2. Theoretical Model of Arrowhead Microstructure Array
2.1.3. Simulation Model of Arrowhead Microstructure Array
2.2. Experiments
2.2.1. Preparation of Arrowhead Microstructure Array
2.2.2. Structural and Morphological Characterization
2.2.3. Superhydrophilic Treatment
2.2.4. Observation of Transport Phenomenon
3. Results
3.1. Comparison of Flat-Bottom and Double Conical Structure
3.2. Effect of Size on Liquid Transport Velocity
3.3. Experimental Analysis of Liquid Transport
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Liang, L.; Wang, W.; Chen, J.; Jiang, K.; Sheng, Y.; Peng, X.; Liu, A.; Wu, H. Continuous Directional Water Delivery on the 3D-Printed Arrowhead Microstructure Array. Materials 2019, 12, 1043. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12071043
Liang L, Wang W, Chen J, Jiang K, Sheng Y, Peng X, Liu A, Wu H. Continuous Directional Water Delivery on the 3D-Printed Arrowhead Microstructure Array. Materials. 2019; 12(7):1043. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12071043
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Lihua, Wei Wang, Junjun Chen, Kunpeng Jiang, Yufeng Sheng, Xiang Peng, Aiping Liu, and Huaping Wu. 2019. "Continuous Directional Water Delivery on the 3D-Printed Arrowhead Microstructure Array" Materials 12, no. 7: 1043. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12071043