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ReviewBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Recent Advances and Retrospective Review in Bioinspired Structures for Fog Water Collection.

Shizhang Dong, Guangze Li, Shaobo Jin, Hong Hu, Guoyong Ye

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Review 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 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Tailoring Superwettability Through Bioinspired Reentrant Microstructures.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shizhang DongHenan Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Mechanical Equipment, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
Guangze LiSchool of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, China.
Shaobo JinHenan Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Mechanical Equipment, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
Hong HuSchool of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0290-3353
Guoyong YeHenan Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Mechanical Equipment, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M760818Henan Province Science and Technology Research and Development Plan Joint Fund 225200810015Natural Science Foundation of China 52205607Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province 222300420093Zhengzhou R&D Special Project 2023JBGS009Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Doctoral Foundation 2021BSJJ020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fog water collection, as a sustainable approach to alleviating water scarcity, has attracted considerable attention due to its low energy consumption and environmental friendliness. Various organisms in nature have evolved unique biological structures that efficiently capture and direct fog water. The fog water collection structures (FWCSs) and physical mechanisms of these organisms provide valuable inspiration for innovations in fog water collection technologies. This review systematically summarizes biomimetic structures designed for fog water collection, with a focus on representative natural examples such as the Namib desert beetle, cactus spines, spider silk, and

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biomimetic structuresdirectional droplet transportfog water collectionsurface wettability

Identifiers

PMID41439861
PMCPMC12730706

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