Laser engineering of biomimetic surfaces

E Stratakis, J Bonse, J Heitz, J Siegel… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The exciting properties of micro-and nano-patterned surfaces found in natural species hide
a virtually endless potential of technological ideas, opening new opportunities for innovation …

Bio-optics and bio-inspired optical materials

S Tadepalli, JM Slocik, MK Gupta, RR Naik… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-reflective coating materials: A holistic review from PV perspective

N Shanmugam, R Pugazhendhi… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The solar photovoltaic (PV) cell is a prominent energy harvesting device that reduces the
strain in the conventional energy generation approach and endorses the prospectiveness of …

Wetting-regulated gas-involving (photo) electrocatalysis: biomimetics in energy conversion

G Liu, WSY Wong, M Kraft, JW Ager… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
(Photo) electrolysis of water or gases with water to species serving as industrial feedstocks
and energy carriers, such as hydrogen, ammonia, ethylene, propanol, etc., has drawn …

Bioinspired and biomimetic micro-and nanostructures in biomedicine

AP Johnson, C Sabu, KP Nivitha, R Sankar… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioinspired and biomimetic micro-and nanostructures have a high significance in the field of
biomedicine. In this review, the possible applications of these micro-and nanostructures that …

Bioinspired Near-Full Transmittance MgF2 Window for Infrared Detection in Extremely Complex Environments

Y Ding, L Liu, C Wang, C Li, N Lin, S Niu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to the extreme complexity of the anti-reflective subwavelength structure (ASS)
parameters and the drastic limitation of Gaussian beam manufacturing accuracy, it remains …

Recent progress in the mechanisms, preparations and applications of polymeric antifogging coatings

X Gong, H Yu, L Wang, X Liu, S Ren, Y Huang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fog on a solid surface is prejudicial to its optical properties and will even cause hygienic
and safety concerns in some exceptional cases. Thus, antifogging coatings have attracted …

Bioinspired and multifunctional tribological materials for sliding, erosive, machining, and energy-absorbing conditions: a review

R Kumar, M Rezapourian, R Rahmani, HS Maurya… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Friction, wear, and the consequent energy dissipation pose significant challenges in
systems with moving components, spanning various domains, including …

Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) optical simulations: a primer for the life sciences and bio-inspired engineering

DE McCoy, AV Shneidman, AL Davis, J Aizenberg - Micron, 2021 - Elsevier
Light influences most ecosystems on earth, from sun-dappled forests to bioluminescent
creatures in the ocean deep. Biologists have long studied nano-and micro-scale organismal …

Ascendant bioinspired antireflective materials: Opportunities and challenges coexist

Z Han, Z Jiao, S Niu, L Ren - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past decades, antireflective (AR) materials have drawn more and more attention
owing to its promising and wide applications such as photovoltaic industry, optical devices …