Programmable and Unidirectional Liquid Self‐Transport on Modular Fluidic Units
Abstract
Abstract The precise control of liquids is essential for both organisms in harsh environments and human society. However, current nature‐inspired fluidic systems, especially liquid self‐transport on open‐surfaces, lack programmability due to their inherent fixed structures, and freely integrating such interfaces remains challenging. Here, modular fluidic units (MFUs) enabling real‐time reconfiguration of pathways through the simple assembly and disassembly of joint structures are presented. Continuous self‐transport across discontinuous units is achieved by means of a water bridge induced unidirectional mechanism. Given the promoted transport performance, a series of functional devices are further developed in plane, including switchable flow distributor, stepwise liquid delivery, transport editing, and micro‐reaction platform. These findings provide a facile yet efficient strategy to enable unidirectional self‐transport, simultaneously enhancing the capability of pathway regulating and transport predicting, offering possibilities for future smart liquid manipulation on open‐surfaces.
Article Details
Authors (14)
Jiasong Liu
School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process Ministry of Education Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 P. R. China
Chengyu Zhao
Haoyu Bai
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University 3 , Tianjin 300350,
Guoqiang Li
School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
Huijuan Li
Center for Medical Genetics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, School of Life Sciences, Central South University
Yuan Wang
Sensen Xuan
School of Manufacture Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology 2 , Mianyang 621010,
Yucai Ge
School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process Ministry of Education Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 P. R. China
Jiaxin Yu
Xiaoxin Li
Beijing Key Laboratory of Big Data Innovation and Application for Skeletal Health Medical Care
Xiaopeng Wang
Liang Chen
Zehang Cui
Moyuan Cao
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University 3 , Tianjin 300350,