A unique water collection ability is revealed in green bristlegrass bristle that is attributed to a barb array similar to the ratchet structure that is arranged on the cone groove surface of bristle. The multi-level geometric gradients are formed to dominate the coalescence and directionally transport the tiny droplets of condensed water.
Y. Xue, T. Wang, W. Shi, L. Sun and Y. Zheng, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 40837 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA06661H
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