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Miaoxin Zhang1, Lei Wang1, Yongping Hou1
1Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.
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Smart anisotropic-unidirectional spreading is displayed on a wettable-gradient-aligned fibrous surface due to a synergetic directing effect from the aligned structure and the ratio of hydrophilic components.

