Separation systems, devices and methods
A brush-like device that adapts to tangles in hair and allows for easy removal of hair post-groom using uniquely shaped, anisotropic papillae not unlike those found on a feline tongue.
1. A method of separating a target formed of components comprising moving a base substrate with arcuate spines through the target, comprising:
extension of the base substrate with arcuate spines;
lateral expansion and stiffness of the base substrate;
sweep of the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target; and
retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a retraction orientation;
wherein retraction of the base substrate comprises retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a V-shaped curl.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising transferring a wetting agent from at least a portion of the arcuate spines to the target.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein moving the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target comprises a plurality of moving cycles.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the base substrate has a modulus of elasticity of from approximately 5.4-12.8 kPa.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the arcuate spines, each extending from the base substrate and terminating in a spine tip, have a modulus of elasticity of from approximately 1.61-1.99 GPa.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the target comprises strands of hair.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein moving the base substrate with arcuate spines comprises a plurality of cycles.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines between each cycle.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the base substrate has a modulus of elasticity of from approximately 5.4-12.8 kPa; and
wherein the arcuate spines, each extending from the base substrate and terminating in a spine tip, have a modulus of elasticity of from approximately 1.61-1.99 GPa.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the arcuate spines are backward-facing.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the arcuate spine density is approximately 0.2 arcuate spine/mm 2 .
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the arcuate spines are embedded in the base substrate to a depth of approximately 0.9 mm.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the arcuate spines are shaped as papillae.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the arcuate spines are shaped as filiform papillae.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relationship between the base substrate and the arcuate spines provides a frictionally anisotropic device.
17. The method of claim 1 further comprising wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines;
wherein the wettability of the base substrate is higher than the arcuate spines.
18. A method of separating a target formed of components comprising moving a base substrate with arcuate spines through the target, comprising:
extension of the base substrate with arcuate spines;
lateral expansion and stiffness of the base substrate;
sweep of the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target; and
retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a retraction orientation;
wherein the relationship between the base substrate and the arcuate spines provides a frictionally anisotropic device.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein retraction of the base substrate comprises retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a V-shaped curl.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein one or more of:
moving the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target comprises a plurality of moving cycles;
moving the base substrate with arcuate spines comprises a plurality of cycles and the method further comprises wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines between each cycle;
the base substrate has a modulus of elasticity of from approximately 5.4-12.8 kPa;
the arcuate spines, each extending from the base substrate and terminating in a spine tip, have a modulus of elasticity of from approximately 1.61-1.99 GPa;
the arcuate spine density is approximately 0.2 arcuate spine/mm 2 ;
the arcuate spines are embedded in the base substrate to a depth of approximately 0.9 mm;
the arcuate spines are backward-facing;
the arcuate spines are shaped as papillae;
the arcuate spines are shaped as filiform papillae;
the target comprises strands of hair;
the method further comprises transferring a wetting agent from at least a portion of the arcuate spines to the target;
the method further comprises wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines; and
the method further comprises wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines, wherein the wettability of the base substrate is higher than the arcuate spines.
21. A method of separating a target formed of components comprising moving a base substrate with arcuate spines through the target, comprising:
extension of the base substrate with arcuate spines;
lateral expansion and stiffness of the base substrate;
sweep of the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target;
retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a retraction orientation; and
wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines;
wherein the wettability of the base substrate is higher than the arcuate spines.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein one or more of:
moving the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target comprises a plurality of moving cycles;
moving the base substrate with arcuate spines comprises a plurality of cycles and the method further comprises wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines between each cycle;
the base substrate has a modulus of elasticity of from approximately 5.4-12.8 kPa;
the arcuate spines, each extending from the base substrate and terminating in a spine tip, have a modulus of elasticity of from approximately 1.61-1.99 GPa;
the arcuate spine density is approximately 0.2 arcuate spine/mm 2 ;
the arcuate spines are embedded in the base substrate to a depth of approximately 0.9 mm;
the arcuate spines are backward-facing;
the arcuate spines are shaped as papillae;
the arcuate spines are shaped as filiform papillae;
the target comprises strands of hair;
retraction of the base substrate comprises retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a V-shaped curl;
the relationship between the base substrate and the arcuate spines provides a frictionally anisotropic device;
the method further comprises transferring a wetting agent from at least a portion of the arcuate spines to the target; and
the method further comprises wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines.