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Bioinspired Breathable Architecture for Water Harvesting

Thuja plicata is a coniferous tree which displays remarkable water channelling properties. In this article, an easily fabricated mesh inspired by the hierarchical macro surface structure of Thuja plicata branchlets is described which emulates this efficient water collection behaviour. The key parame...

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Autores principales: von Spreckelsen, Rowan M., Harris, Matthew T., Wigzell, James M., Fraser, Rebekah C., Carletto, Andrea, Mosquin, Daniel P. K., Justice, Douglas, Badyal, Jas Pal S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26577768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep16798