Designing Versatile Superhydrophilic Structures via an Alginate-Based Hydrophilic Plasticene
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Design and Fabrication of Hydrophilic Plasticene
3.2. 2D Prior Spreading on Hydrophilic Plasticene
3.3. Liquid Transport of 3D Superhydrophilic Structure
3.4. The Evaporation Performance of Hydrophilic Plasticene
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shi, W.; Bai, H.; Tian, Y.; Wang, X.; Li, Z.; Zhu, X.; Tian, Y.; Cao, M. Designing Versatile Superhydrophilic Structures via an Alginate-Based Hydrophilic Plasticene. Micromachines 2023, 14, 962. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14050962
Shi W, Bai H, Tian Y, Wang X, Li Z, Zhu X, Tian Y, Cao M. Designing Versatile Superhydrophilic Structures via an Alginate-Based Hydrophilic Plasticene. Micromachines. 2023; 14(5):962. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14050962
Chicago/Turabian StyleShi, Wenbo, Haoyu Bai, Yaru Tian, Xinsheng Wang, Zhe Li, Xuanbo Zhu, Ye Tian, and Moyuan Cao. 2023. "Designing Versatile Superhydrophilic Structures via an Alginate-Based Hydrophilic Plasticene" Micromachines 14, no. 5: 962. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14050962