Electronic skin (e‐skin) technology is an exciting frontier to drive the next generation of
wearable electronics owing to its high level of wearability, enabling high accuracy to harvest …

In recent years, significant oil spills and organic solvent contamination are harming ocean
habitats and endangering aquatic species. Separating the toxic oil substances from water …

Mechanically interlocking structures at various interfaces in nature have been observed for a
long time, and their underlying interacting mechanisms have been deeply investigated …

Muscle-driven actuation of biomimetic microfibrillar structures is achieved using integrative
soft-lithography on a backing splayed liquid-crystal elastomer (LCE). Variation in the …

Small living organisms such as lizards possess naturally built functional surface textures that
enable them to walk or climb on versatile surface topographies. Bio-mimicking the surface …

A plethora of living organisms are equipped with smart functionalities that are usually rooted
in their surface micro/nanostructures or underlying muscle tissues. Inspired by nature …

High‐aspect‐ratio shape‐memory polymer (SMP) pillar arrays are investigated as a new
type of dry adhesive based on buckling and interlocking mechanism. When two identical …

In this work we render superhydro-oleophobic properties to the surface of
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer through bio-inspired micropillar surface and …

Nanoscale observation of beetle's attachment systems has revealed various exquisite
multiscale architectures for essential functions such as wing fixation, crawling, mating, and …

The surface topography plays a pivotal role in microbial adhesion and biofilm formation.
Silicone with surfaces presenting cones, a new type of geometrical feature in surface …