Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 7, Issue 1, 00474(2025)

A Molecular Confine-Induced Charged Fiber for Fog Harvesting

Yating Ji1... Weifeng Yang2, Xiaoyan Li1, Yinjie Chen1, Bi Xu1 and Zaisheng Cai1,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
  • 2State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
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    Yating Ji, Weifeng Yang, Xiaoyan Li, Yinjie Chen, Bi Xu, Zaisheng Cai. A Molecular Confine-Induced Charged Fiber for Fog Harvesting[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2025, 7(1): 00474

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 19, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 24, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: Cai Zaisheng (zshcai@dhu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00474-w

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