Nature provides lots of inspiration for material and structural design for various applications.
Deriving design principles from the investigation of nature can provide a rich source of …

Microfluidics and bioinspired superwetting materials, as two crucial branches of scientific
research, are entering their golden age of development. As an emerging interdisciplinary …

Piezoresistive pressure sensors with high sensitivity, fast response, and simplified signal
collection play an important role in a wide variety of fields. However, most of them are water …

Paper-based microfluidic devices have advanced significantly in recent years as they are
affordable, automated with capillary action, portable, and biodegradable diagnostic …

In view of a great demand for paper-based technologies, nonwettable fibrous substrates with
excellent durability have drawn much attention in recent years. In this context, the use of …

Spontaneous or nonspontaneous unidirectional fluid transport across multidimension can
occur under specific structural designs and ambient elements for porous materials. While …

To promote the sustainable development of modern society, the functional wood-based
materials have been one of the most promising candidates to alleviate the deterioration of …

The ability to control both the mobility and chemical compositions of microliter-scale
aqueous droplets is an essential prerequisite for next-generation open surface microfluidics …

Cellulose fiber (CF) paper is a low-cost, sustainable, and flexible substrate, which has
gained increasing interest recently. Before practical usage, the functionalization of the …

Oil/water separation is of great importance for the treatment of oily wastewater, including
immiscible light/heavy oil–water mixtures, oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsions. Smart …