Nature-inspired reentrant surfaces

J Li, X Han, W Li, L Yang, X Li, L Wang - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Reentrant feature widely exists in natural structures ranging from mushroom, overhang,
undercut, trapezoid, sphere, spatula and taper to sharp edge, and has triggered a …

Bio-mimicking nano and micro-structured surface fabrication for antibacterial properties in medical implants

A Jaggessar, H Shahali, A Mathew… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Orthopaedic and dental implants have become a staple of the medical industry and with an
ageing population and growing culture for active lifestyles, this trend is forecast to continue …

Engineering micropatterned dry adhesives: from contact theory to handling applications

R Hensel, K Moh, E Arzt - Advanced Functional Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible adhesion is the key functionality to grip, place, and release objects
nondestructively. Inspired by nature, micropatterned dry adhesives are promising …

[PDF][PDF] Octopus-inspired smart adhesive pads for transfer printing of semiconducting nanomembranes

H Lee, DS Um, Y Lee, S Lim, H Kim, H Ko - Adv. Mater, 2016 - polympart.com
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201601407 to control the pressure inside the suckers and thus the
pressure difference between the inside and outside of the suckers, resulting in the …

Bioinspired hierarchical structures for contact‐sensible adhesives

H Hu, D Wang, H Tian, Q Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinspired structural adhesives that are capable of bonding two objects together have
recently found widespread applications in industrial fields, because of their promising …

Re‐entrant microstructures for robust liquid repellent surfaces

HH Vu, NT Nguyen… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Superhydrophobic surfaces have many interesting applications because of their self‐
cleaning, waterproof, anti‐biofouling, anti‐corrosion, and low‐adhesion properties …

Slanted functional gradient micropillars for optimal bioinspired dry adhesion

Z Wang - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
For biologically inspired dry adhesives, the fibrillar structure of the surface requires sufficient
flexibility to form contacts and meanwhile high rigidity to maintain stability. This fundamental …

Bioinspired micropillar array with micropit for robust and strong adhesion

B Zhu, H Cao, Z Chen, W Wang, Z Shi, K **ao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Robust and strong adhesion is highly required for reversible adhesions. Inspired by gecko
setae and octopus sucker, micropillar array with frustum of conical micropits (FCM) was …