International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Volume. 5, Issue 2, 25502(2023)

Bionic microchannels for step lifting transpiration

Zhaolong Wang1、*, Qiu Yin2, Ziheng Zhan1, Wenhao Li1, Mingzhu Xie1, Huigao Duan1, Ping Cheng2, Ce Zhang3, Yongping Chen4,5, and and Zhichao Dong6
Author Affiliations
  • 1Interdisciplinary Research Center of Low-carbon Technology and Equipment, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
  • 2MOE Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), Beijing 100094, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People’s Republic of China
  • 6Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interface Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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    Those various cross-sectional vessels in trees transfer water to as high as 100 meters, but the traditional fabrication methods limit the manufacturing of those vessels, resulting in the non-availability of those bionic microchannels. Herein, we fabricate those bionic microchannels with various cross-sections by employing projection micro-stereolithography (PμSL) based 3D printing technique. The circumradius of bionic microchannels (pentagonal, square, triangle, and five-pointed star) can be as small as 100 μm with precisely fabricated sharp corners. What’s more, those bionic microchannels demonstrate marvelous microfluidic performance with strong precursor effects enabled by their sharp corners. Most significantly, those special properties of our bionic microchannels enable them outstanding step lifting performance to transport water to tens of millimeters, though the water can only be transported to at most 20 mm for a single bionic microchannel. The mimicked transpiration based on the step lifting of water from bionic microchannels is also achieved. Those precisely fabricated, low-cost, various cross-sectional bionic microchannels promise applications as microfluidic chips, long-distance unpowered water transportation, step lifting, mimicked transpiration, and so on.

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    Zhaolong Wang, Qiu Yin, Ziheng Zhan, Wenhao Li, Mingzhu Xie, Huigao Duan, Ping Cheng, Ce Zhang, Yongping Chen, and Zhichao Dong. Bionic microchannels for step lifting transpiration[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2023, 5(2): 25502

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    Paper Information

    Received: Sep. 26, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 26, 2024

    The Author Email: Wang Zhaolong (zhaolongwang@hnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1088/2631-7990/acbcff

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