Nature-inspired superwettability systems

M Liu, S Wang, L Jiang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2017 - nature.com
Superwettability is a centuries-old concept that has been rediscovered in past decades,
largely owing to new understanding of the mechanisms of special wetting phenomena in …

Nature-inspired micropatterns

Y Wang, G Zheng, N Jiang, G Ying, Y Li, X Cai… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Micropatterned materials have developed in nature over 3.8 billion years, with remarkable
performance. Nature inspiration is the process of understanding biological mechanisms and …

Bioinspired multiscale wet adhesive surfaces: structures and controlled adhesion

Y Chen, J Meng, Z Gu, X Wan, L Jiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In nature, many organisms are able to accommodate a complex living environment by
develo** biological wet adhesive surfaces with unique functions such as fixation and …

Highly permeable skin patch with conductive hierarchical architectures inspired by amphibians and octopi for omnidirectionally enhanced wet adhesion

DW Kim, S Baik, H Min, S Chun, HJ Lee… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibian adhesion systems can enhance adhesion forces on wet or rough surfaces via
hexagonal architectures, enabling omnidirectional peel resistance and drainage against wet …

Elastic energy storage enabled magnetically actuated, octopus‐inspired smart adhesive

S Wang, H Luo, C Linghu, J Song - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Octopus suckers offer remarkable adhesion performance against nonporous surfaces and
have inspired extensive research to develop artificial adhesives. However, most of existing …

Bioinspired superwettability micro/nanoarchitectures: fabrications and applications

T Kong, G Luo, Y Zhao, Z Liu - Advanced functional materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biological systems have evolved over billions of years to develop wetting strategies for
advantageous structure–property–performance relations that are crucial for their survival …