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ArticleBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Preparation and Performance of Biomimetic Zebra-Striped Wood-Based Photothermal Evaporative Materials.

Zebin Zhao, Wenxuan Wang, Zhichen Ba, Yuze Zhang, Hongbo Xu, Daxin Liang

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Zebin ZhaoKey Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
Wenxuan WangKey Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
Zhichen BaKey Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0641-1519
Yuze ZhangKey Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
Hongbo XuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7605-2534
Daxin LiangKey Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3220-0555

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 52472296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An efficient solar water evaporator is an important strategy for addressing the problem of water shortage. Constructing high-performance solar interfacial evaporators through bionic design has become a crucial approach for performance enhancement. Through the study of zebra patterns, it has been found that the black-and-white alternating patterns generate vortices on the surface of the zebra's skin, thereby reducing the temperature. By utilizing the vortices brought about by the temperature difference, the design of a solar water evaporator is created based on the bionic zebra pattern, so as to improve its water evaporation performance. In this work, green and sustainable wood is used as the base of the evaporator, and the bionic design of zebra stripes is adopted. Meanwhile, the following research is conducted: The wood is cut into thin slices with dimensions of 30 × 30 × 5 mm

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biomimicrysolar interface evaporationwood

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PMID40422164
PMCPMC12108723

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