The possibility of mimicking desirable properties from nature accelerates material improvement and generates commercial interests. For heat pipe development, many attempts have been made in heat pipe wicks to enhance ...
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The possibility of mimicking desirable properties from nature accelerates material improvement and generates commercial interests. For heat pipe development, many attempts have been made in heat pipe wicks to enhance its capillary performance by mimicking biology. Constructing biporous, composite, or nanopillar wicks with aim of achieving hierarchical structure has been found in many studies. Mimicking beetle shell surface to obtain hybrid wettability shows biomimetic potential in heat pipe wicks. This paper firstly reviews some fundamental studies in biomimetics, establishing a general idea of surface wetting and capillary effect. MR/scanning of two live plants (Musa X Paradisiaca and Salix Flamingo) provides the possibility of visualising internal structures in vivo and obtaining rates of water transport in xylem vessels. In addition, by investigating the work inspired directly or indirectly from biomimetics, the role that biomimetics plays in modern heat pipe technology is revealed. Our innovation which syntheses a low level of hierarchical structure and integrates integral wicks for different heat pipe sections including evaporator, adiabatic, and condenser is introduced. Mathematical modelling in terms of capillary pressure and capillary rise rate to characterise such new structure is provided.
Introduction To improve compliance with voiding diaries in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis(PMNE),a new modified 3-day weekend frequency-volume chart(FVC)was designed,and the compliance and val...
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Introduction To improve compliance with voiding diaries in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis(PMNE),a new modified 3-day weekend frequency-volume chart(FVC)was designed,and the compliance and validity of this modified FVC was evaluated by comparing with the International Children's Continence Society(ICCS)recommended voiding *** A total of 1200 patients with PMNE were enrolled in the study from 13 centers in China and were randomly assigned to record this modified FVC or the ICCS-recommended voiding *** primary outcome measure was the compliance,assessed by comparing the completing index and the quality score of diaries between two *** secondary outcome measure was the validity,evaluated by comparing the constituent of subtypes,micturition parameters and response rate to *** Among the 1200 participants enrolled in the study,447 patients completed the ICCS-recommended voiding diary and 469 completed the modified *** diurnal completing index and the quality score of the modified FVC group were better than those of the ICCS *** addition,there was no significant difference between these two groups in the subtype classification,or in the response rate to *** The modified FVC could be applied to obtain the voiding characteristics of children with PMNE as the ICCS-recommended voiding diary does and offers a reasonable and better choice for children with PMNE from the unselected population in the future.
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