Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface

Chemical and morphological traits of natural substrates that can propel and transport fluids over their surfaces have long provided inspiration for the engineering of artificial materials that can harvest and collect water from aerial humidity. Here we report that the gradual widening of parallel mi...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Commins, Patrick (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Al-Handawi, Marieh B. (author), Rezgui, Rachid (author), Li, Liang (author), McNamara, Mark (author), Naumov, Panče (author)
منشور في: 2023
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author Commins, Patrick
author2 Al-Handawi, Marieh B.
Rezgui, Rachid
Li, Liang
McNamara, Mark
Naumov, Panče
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author_facet Commins, Patrick
Al-Handawi, Marieh B.
Rezgui, Rachid
Li, Liang
McNamara, Mark
Naumov, Panče
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Commins, Patrick
Al-Handawi, Marieh B.
Rezgui, Rachid
Li, Liang
McNamara, Mark
Naumov, Panče
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2023-04-26T09:01:30Z
2023-04-26T09:01:30Z
2023
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10.1038/s41557-023-01158-5
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv en
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Nature Chemistry
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Microfluidics
Surface assembly
Wetting
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv Controlled Vocabulary for Resource Type Genres::text::periodical::journal::contribution to journal::journal article
description Chemical and morphological traits of natural substrates that can propel and transport fluids over their surfaces have long provided inspiration for the engineering of artificial materials that can harvest and collect water from aerial humidity. Here we report that the gradual widening of parallel microchannels on a surface of a slowly subliming hexachlorobenzene crystal can promote the autonomous and bidirectional transduction of condensed aerial water. Driven by topology changes on the surface of the crystal and water exchange with the gas phase, droplets of condensed water migrate over the crystal. These droplets are also able to transport silver particles and other particulate matter, such as dust. The velocity of the particles was shown to be dependent on both the sublimation rate of the crystal and the relative humidity of its environment. This example of a sublimation-powered water flow demonstrates that topological surface changes accompanying crystal phase transitions can be harnessed to transport liquid and solid matter over surfaces.
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spelling Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surfaceCommins, PatrickAl-Handawi, Marieh B.Rezgui, RachidLi, LiangMcNamara, MarkNaumov, PančeMicrofluidicsSurface assemblyWettingChemical and morphological traits of natural substrates that can propel and transport fluids over their surfaces have long provided inspiration for the engineering of artificial materials that can harvest and collect water from aerial humidity. Here we report that the gradual widening of parallel microchannels on a surface of a slowly subliming hexachlorobenzene crystal can promote the autonomous and bidirectional transduction of condensed aerial water. Driven by topology changes on the surface of the crystal and water exchange with the gas phase, droplets of condensed water migrate over the crystal. These droplets are also able to transport silver particles and other particulate matter, such as dust. The velocity of the particles was shown to be dependent on both the sublimation rate of the crystal and the relative humidity of its environment. This example of a sublimation-powered water flow demonstrates that topological surface changes accompanying crystal phase transitions can be harnessed to transport liquid and solid matter over surfaces.2023-04-26T09:01:30Z2023-04-26T09:01:30Z2023Controlled Vocabulary for Resource Type Genres::text::periodical::journal::contribution to journal::journal article1755-43301755-4349https://depot.sorbonne.ae/handle/20.500.12458/140010.1038/s41557-023-01158-5enNature Chemistryoai:depot.sorbonne.ae:20.500.12458/14002023-06-14T09:35:43Z
spellingShingle Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface
Commins, Patrick
Microfluidics
Surface assembly
Wetting
title Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface
title_full Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface
title_fullStr Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface
title_full_unstemmed Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface
title_short Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface
title_sort Autonomous and directional flow of water and transport of particles across a subliming dynamic crystal surface
topic Microfluidics
Surface assembly
Wetting
url https://depot.sorbonne.ae/handle/20.500.12458/1400