Plant surfaces: structures and functions for biomimetic innovations
An overview of plant surface structures and their evolution is presented. It combines surface
chemistry and architecture with their functions and refers to possible biomimetic …
chemistry and architecture with their functions and refers to possible biomimetic …
Natural and biomimetic artificial surfaces for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning, low adhesion, and drag reduction
B Bhushan, YC Jung - Progress in Materials Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Nature has developed materials, objects, and processes that function from the macroscale to
the nanoscale. The emerging field of biomimetics allows one to mimic biology or nature to …
the nanoscale. The emerging field of biomimetics allows one to mimic biology or nature to …
Micro-, nano-and hierarchical structures for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning and low adhesion
B Bhushan, YC Jung, K Koch - … Transactions of the …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Superhydrophobic surfaces exhibit extreme water-repellent properties. These surfaces with
high contact angle and low contact angle hysteresis also exhibit a self-cleaning effect and …
high contact angle and low contact angle hysteresis also exhibit a self-cleaning effect and …
Multifunctional surface structures of plants: an inspiration for biomimetics
Biological surfaces provide multifunctional interfaces to their environment. More than 400
million years of land plants evolution led to a large diversity of functional biological surface …
million years of land plants evolution led to a large diversity of functional biological surface …
Fabrication of artificial Lotus leaves and significance of hierarchical structure for superhydrophobicity and low adhesion
The superhydrophobic and self-cleaning leaves of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, Gaertn.) have
been used as a model for the development of artificial biomimetic surfaces. The hierarchical …
been used as a model for the development of artificial biomimetic surfaces. The hierarchical …
Diversity of structure, morphology and wetting of plant surfaces
This review paper presents the diversity of plant surface structures from a single cell to multi-
cellular surface sculptures. There is still no comprehensive book which provides an …
cellular surface sculptures. There is still no comprehensive book which provides an …
Self-assembled, disordered structural color from fruit wax bloom
Many visually guided frugivores have eyes highly adapted for blue sensitivity, which makes
it perhaps surprising that blue pigmented fruits are not more common. However, some fruits …
it perhaps surprising that blue pigmented fruits are not more common. However, some fruits …
Superhydrophobic hierarchically structured surfaces in biology: evolution, structural principles and biomimetic applications
A comprehensive survey of the construction principles and occurrences of
superhydrophobic surfaces in plants, animals and other organisms is provided and is based …
superhydrophobic surfaces in plants, animals and other organisms is provided and is based …
The fine structure of the plant cuticle
CE Jeffree - Biology of the plant cuticle, 2006 - books.google.com
The cuticle is a translucent film of polymeric lipids (Chapter 4) and soluble waxes (Chapter
5) located at the interface between a plant and its aerial environment. The cuticle is present …
5) located at the interface between a plant and its aerial environment. The cuticle is present …
The hydrophobic coatings of plant surfaces: epicuticular wax crystals and their morphologies, crystallinity and molecular self-assembly
K Koch, HJ Ensikat - Micron, 2008 - Elsevier
Plant surfaces are the interfaces of the organisms with respect to their environment. In the
micro-dimension they show an enormous variety of functional three-dimensional structures …
micro-dimension they show an enormous variety of functional three-dimensional structures …