Publications by authors named "Lingmei Zhu"
A Gradient-Janus wire (GJW) with a diameter of 0.3 mm has been fabricated on a large scale through liquid confined modification, enabling the opposite conical wetting phenomenon along the same orientation of the GJW, characterized by an increasing superhydrophilic region and a decreasing hydrophobic region. This property allows the GJW to exhibit controllable water hovering, transport, and pinning during fog harvesting, i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhotothermal superhydrophobic surfaces are potential to become ideal anti-/deicing surfaces due to their rapid water removal, icing delay, and photothermal deicing performance. Here, a robust photothermal icephobic surface with mechanical durability is shown that is integrated with a microspine array inspired by honeycomb and cactus thorn (i.e.
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- Drought and water scarcity are significant global issues, but solar-powered sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting technology offers a potential solution.
- The development of a superhydrophilic photothermic hollow nanocapsule (SPHN) enhances water harvesting efficiency by improving water vapor adsorption and desorption rates, achieving significant performance metrics in varying humidity and temperature conditions.
- SPHN utilizes a unique design with hollow mesoporous silica, polypyrrole, and lithium chloride to capture and release water effectively, achieving rapid water collection even under low sunlight, indicating promise for future water engineering applications.
Background: A simple scoring system for triage of suspected patients with COVID-19 is lacking.
Methods: A multi-disciplinary team developed a screening score taking into account epidemiology history, clinical feature, radiographic feature, and routine blood test. At fever clinics, the screening score was used to identify the patients with moderate to high probability of COVID-19 among all the suspected patients.