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    Bio-inspired hierarchically structured polymer fibers for anisotropic non-wetting surfaces
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017) Yunusa, M.; Ozturk, F. E.; Yildirim, A.; Tuvshindorj, U.; Kanik, M.; Bayındır, Mehmet
    We demonstrate a rice leaf-like hierarchically textured polymer fiber array for anisotropic non-wetting surfaces. To provide superhydrophobicity in addition to the anisotropic behavior, fiber surfaces are spray coated with organically modified silica nanoparticles. The resulting micro/nano hierarchically structured fiber surfaces demonstrate anisotropic non-wetting properties. We designed various fiber architectures for droplet transportation, mixing, and guiding exploiting the scalability of the fiber texture during thermal drawing; optional nanoparticle surface modification; and inherent flexibility of the fibers.