Efficient network-matrix architecture for general flow transport inspired by natural pinnate leaves

The Influence of Branch Order on Optimal Leaf Vein Geometries: Murray’s Law and Area Preserving Branching

(2014) Charles A. Price et al.   PLoS One

Leaf venation: structure, function, development, evolution, ecology and applications in the past, present and future

(2013) Lawren Sack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Optimal structure of tree-like branching networks for fluid flow

(2013) Jianlong Kou et al.   PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Regenerable Photovoltaic Devices with a Hydrogel-Embedded Microvascular Network

(2013) Hyung-Jun Koo et al.   Scientific Reports

Fabrication of Nature-Inspired Microfluidic Network for Perfusable Tissue Constructs

(2013) Jiankang He et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Optimization of highly conductive insert architecture for cooling a rectangular chip

(2012) A. Mazloomi et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues

(2012) Jordan S. Miller et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Fabrication of a Hybrid Microfluidic System Incorporating both Lithographically Patterned Microchannels and a 3D Fiber-Formed Microfluidic Network

(2012) Leon M. Bellan et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Omnidirectional Printing of 3D Microvascular Networks

(2011) Willie Wu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Angiosperm leaf vein patterns are linked to leaf functions in a global-scale data set

(2011) Ramona L. Walls   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Viewing leaf structure and evolution from a hydraulic perspective

(2010) Tim J. Brodribb et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Fluctuations and Redundancy in Optimal Transport Networks

(2010) Francis Corson   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Damage and Fluctuations Induce Loops in Optimal Transport Networks

(2010) Eleni Katifori et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Leaf hydraulic evolution led a surge in leaf photosynthetic capacity during early angiosperm diversification

(2009) Tim J. Brodribb et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Angiosperm leaf vein evolution was physiologically and environmentally transformative

(2009) C. K. Boyce et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Direct-write assembly of biomimetic microvascular networks for efficient fluid transport

(2009) Willie Wu et al.   Soft Matter

The transpiration of water at negative pressures in a synthetic tree

(2008) Tobias D. Wheeler et al.   NATURE

Leaf palmate venation and vascular redundancy confer tolerance of hydraulic disruption

(2008) L. Sack et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Optimal vein density in artificial and real leaves

(2008) X. Noblin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA