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The origin of black and white coloration of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 496–508, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.41
- overlapping cuticular folds generating microribs (arrow heads) along the sides of the ridges. (e) Cuticle between longitudinal ridges (R) decorated with anisotropically situated nanostructures with a herringborne pattern (asterisk). L, lamella. Tarsal black and white scales of Aedes albopictus female in a TEM
Hierachical epicuticular wax coverage on leaves of Deschampsia antarctica as a possible adaptation to severe environmental conditions
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 807–816, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.71
- glume has smaller trichomes (length: 62.87 ± 7.38 μm; diameter at the base: 13.36 ± 2.51 μm) of the similar type only on margins (Figure 5d). The pedicel bears also stomata scattered over the ridged surface (Figure 5b). At high magnifications, groups of rather flat cuticular folds can be found at some
- ) The pedicel. (d–f) The abaxial side of the glume. The inset in (c) shows cuticular folds. CF, cuticular fold; NF, narrow furow; PT, protrusion; RD, ridge; ST, stoma; TR, trichome; WF, wide furrow. The arrows in (a) and (b) show the apical direction for (a–c) and (d–f), respectively. Scale bar in (c
Ultraviolet patterns of flowers revealed in polymer replica – caused by surface architecture
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 459–466, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.45
- papillae and cuticular foldings may also reduce the reflection. This could be seen, for example, when comparing the results of the reflecting areas of B. ferulifolia (height 23.0 µm, with cuticular folds; reflection of r = 2.0%) with the reflecting area of E. manescavii (height 20.0 µm, without cuticular
- folds; r = 3.7%). Although the height difference is very low, the reflection value of E. manescavii is almost twice as high as that of B. ferulifolia. This is even more evident as the tip angle of E. manescavii is smaller than that of B. ferulifolia, which should increase the absorption as seen in
When the going gets rough – studying the effect of surface roughness on the adhesive abilities of tree frogs
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 2116–2131, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.201
- distributed over their surfaces. Indeed, cuticular folds have been demonstrated to be slippery for beetles [9][10], and stomata also contribute to a leaf’s roughness. Additionally, on some plants (e.g., the stems of Macaranga trees), one may find epicuticular wax crystals [11]. In Macaranga, the resulting
- ]. The fine cuticular folds on many surfaces of carnivorous plants may serve a similar function [9]. Conclusion In this study, it was shown that tree frog adhesion and friction are significantly affected by surface roughness. Small scale roughness may increase adhesion/friction due to interlocking of
Insect attachment on crystalline bioinspired wax surfaces formed by alkanes of varying chain lengths
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1031–1041, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.116
- some types of trichomes, acting mainly at the macroscopic level, hinder the interlocking of insect claws. Additionally, plant-produced wet films on the surface, microscopic cuticular folds and epicuticular (deposited onto the plant cuticle) wax crystals reduce the adhesion of insect attachment pads
Impact of cell shape in hierarchically structured plant surfaces on the attachment of male Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 57–64, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.7
- , leading to hierarchical surfaces if both levels are present. While it has been shown that epicuticular wax crystals and cuticular folds strongly reduce insect attachment, and that smooth papillate epidermal cells in petals improve the grip of pollinators, the impact of hierarchical surface structuring of
- papillate cell shape, covered either with flat films of wax, epicuticular wax crystals or with cuticular folds. On surfaces possessing either superimposed wax crystals or cuticular folds we found traction forces to be almost one order of magnitude lower than on surfaces covered only with flat films of wax
- or papillate cells enhancing attachment and both wax crystals or cuticular folds reducing attachment. However, the overall magnitude of traction force mainly depends on the presence or absence of superimposed microstructuring. Keywords: cuticular folds; epicuticular wax crystals; insect–plant
Hierarchically structured superhydrophobic flowers with low hysteresis of the wild pansy (Viola tricolor) – new design principles for biomimetic materials
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 228–236, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.27
- hierarchically designed structures with various functions [1][2]. Different types of epidermal cells (micro-roughness) exist in combination with cuticular folds or epicuticular waxes (nano-roughness), or both, on top [1][3]. Hierarchy in surface sculpture can cause water repellent and self-cleaning properties
- characterized by micro papillae with cuticular folds on top. In contrast to the lotus surface with air pocket formation between cell papilla, wax crystals and salient water droplets [18], the petal surface seems to prevent air pocket formation and droplets penetrate into the cuticular folds by capillary forces
- (width and distance) of the cuticular folds (Table 2). While the micropapillae of Dahliar and Violar are completely covered with folds, the Cosmosr and Rosar papillae only exhibit dense folding on top of the papillae and some single folds at the papillae side (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S2
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