Trends in micro‐/nanorobotics: materials development, actuation, localization, and system integration for biomedical applications

B Wang, K Kostarelos, BJ Nelson… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Micro‐/nanorobots (m‐bots) have attracted significant interest due to their suitability
for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their …

[HTML][HTML] Functional surface microstructures inspired by nature–From adhesion and wetting principles to sustainable new devices

E Arzt, H Quan, RM McMeeking, R Hensel - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
In the course of evolution nature has arrived at startling materials solutions to ensure
survival. Investigations into biological surfaces, ranging from plants, insects and geckos to …

Light-powered soft steam engines for self-adaptive oscillation and biomimetic swimming

Z Li, NV Myung, Y Yin - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Oscillation plays a vital role in the survival of living organisms in changing environments,
and its relevant research has inspired many biomimetic approaches to soft autonomous …

Bioinspired light-fueled water-walking soft robots based on liquid crystal network actuators with polymerizable miniaturized gold nanorods

X Yang, Y Chen, X Zhang, P Xue, P Lv, Y Yang… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Walking on water is a unique locomotion mode found in aquatic living creatures. However, it
remains challenging to create light-driven aquatic soft robots that can walk freely on water …

Superoleophobic surfaces

J Yong, F Chen, Q Yang, J Huo, X Hou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Superoleophobicity is a phenomenon where the contact angles of various oil droplets with
low surface tension on a solid surface are larger than 150°. In the past few years, there has …

Bioinspired designs of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic materials

Y Si, Z Dong, L Jiang - ACS Central Science, 2018 - ACS Publications
Bioinspired designs of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic materials have been an
important and fascinating area of research in recent years for their extensive potential …

Recent advances in superhydrophobic materials development for maritime applications

ZQ Tang, T Tian, PJ Molino, A Skvortsov… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Underwater superhydrophobic surfaces stand as a promising frontier in materials science,
holding immense potential for applications in underwater infrastructure, vehicles, pipelines …

Bioinspired surfaces with superwettability: new insight on theory, design, and applications

S Wang, K Liu, X Yao, L Jiang - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The wettability of solid surfaces is a renewed old topic that has impacted most fields of
science and technology for a long time, from cave painting in the ancient to microfluidic …

A superhydrophobic smart coating for flexible and wearable sensing electronics

L Li, Y Bai, L Li, S Wang, T Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Superhydrophobic surfaces have shown versatile applications in waterproofing, self‐
cleaning, drag reduction, selective absorption, etc. The most convenient and universally …

The challenges, achievements and applications of submersible superhydrophobic materials

YA Mehanna, E Sadler, RL Upton… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Superhydrophobic materials have been widely reported throughout the scientific literature.
Their properties originate from a highly rough morphology and inherently water repellent …