Biological and biomimetic surfaces: adhesion, friction and wetting phenomena

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Prof. Stanislav N. Gorb, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
Prof. Kerstin Koch, Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Germany
Dr. Lars Heepe, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
 
Biological surfaces are the interface between organisms and the environment and serve a multitude of different functions. This multifunctionality is usually achieved by a specific combination of surface nano- and microstructures, materials nanostructure, and certain material properties.

In this Thematic Series have collected a group of high quality, peer-reviewed articles on biological and biomimetic surfaces with an emphasis on adhesion, friction, and wetting-related phenomena of nanoscopic origin. In particular, we intent to cover all aspects of the biomimetic process, starting from biological prototypes, characterization of surface-related phenomena, fabrication of biomimetic materials, to novel concepts.

Key topics: adhesion, friction, wetting, functional gradients, air retention, antifouling, elasto-capillarity, fluid transport, contact mechanics, basic physical interactions

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Biological and biomimetic surfaces: adhesion, friction and wetting phenomena

  • Stanislav N. Gorb,
  • Kerstin Koch and
  • Lars Heepe

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 481–482, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.48

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Published 15 Feb 2019

Interface conditions of roughness-induced superoleophilic and superoleophobic surfaces immersed in hexadecane and ethylene glycol

  • Yifan Li,
  • Yunlu Pan and
  • Xuezeng Zhao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2504–2514, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.250

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Published 27 Nov 2017

Dry adhesives from carbon nanofibers grown in an open ethanol flame

  • Christian Lutz,
  • Julia Syurik,
  • C. N. Shyam Kumar,
  • Christian Kübel,
  • Michael Bruns and
  • Hendrik Hölscher

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2719–2728, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.271

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Published 15 Dec 2017

Humidity-dependent wound sealing in succulent leaves of Delosperma cooperi – An adaptation to seasonal drought stress

  • Olga Speck,
  • Mark Schlechtendahl,
  • Florian Borm,
  • Tim Kampowski and
  • Thomas Speck

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 175–186, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.20

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Published 16 Jan 2018

Kinetics of solvent supported tubule formation of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) wax on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) investigated by atomic force microscopy

  • Sujit Kumar Dora,
  • Kerstin Koch,
  • Wilhelm Barthlott and
  • Klaus Wandelt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 468–481, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.45

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Published 07 Feb 2018

Effect of microtrichia on the interlocking mechanism in the Asian ladybeetle, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

  • Jiyu Sun,
  • Chao Liu,
  • Bharat Bhushan,
  • Wei Wu and
  • Jin Tong

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 812–823, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.75

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Published 06 Mar 2018

The structural and chemical basis of temporary adhesion in the sea star Asterina gibbosa

  • Birgit Lengerer,
  • Marie Bonneel,
  • Mathilde Lefevre,
  • Elise Hennebert,
  • Philippe Leclère,
  • Emmanuel Gosselin,
  • Peter Ladurner and
  • Patrick Flammang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2071–2086, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.196

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Published 30 Jul 2018

Nanoscale characterization of the temporary adhesive of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

  • Ana S. Viana and
  • Romana Santos

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2277–2286, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.212

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Published 24 Aug 2018

High-throughput micro-nanostructuring by microdroplet inkjet printing

  • Hendrikje R. Neumann and
  • Christine Selhuber-Unkel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2372–2380, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.222

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Published 04 Sep 2018

Adhesive contact of rough brushes

  • Qiang Li and
  • Valentin L. Popov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2405–2412, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.225

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Published 07 Sep 2018

Evidence of friction reduction in laterally graded materials

  • Roberto Guarino,
  • Gianluca Costagliola,
  • Federico Bosia and
  • Nicola Maria Pugno

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2443–2456, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.229

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Published 13 Sep 2018

Friction reduction through biologically inspired scale-like laser surface textures

  • Johannes Schneider,
  • Vergil Djamiykov and
  • Christian Greiner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2561–2572, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.238

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Published 26 Sep 2018

Characterization of the microscopic tribological properties of sandfish (Scincus scincus) scales by atomic force microscopy

  • Weibin Wu,
  • Christian Lutz,
  • Simon Mersch,
  • Richard Thelen,
  • Christian Greiner,
  • Guillaume Gomard and
  • Hendrik Hölscher

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2618–2627, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.243

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Published 02 Oct 2018

Biomimetic surface structures in steel fabricated with femtosecond laser pulses: influence of laser rescanning on morphology and wettability

  • Camilo Florian Baron,
  • Alexandros Mimidis,
  • Daniel Puerto,
  • Evangelos Skoulas,
  • Emmanuel Stratakis,
  • Javier Solis and
  • Jan Siegel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2802–2812, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.262

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Published 05 Nov 2018

The effect of flexible joint-like elements on the adhesive performance of nature-inspired bent mushroom-like fibers

  • Elliot Geikowsky,
  • Serdar Gorumlu and
  • Burak Aksak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2893–2905, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.268

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Published 19 Nov 2018

A new bioinspired method for pressure and flow sensing based on the underwater air-retaining surface of the backswimmer Notonecta

  • Matthias Mail,
  • Adrian Klein,
  • Horst Bleckmann,
  • Anke Schmitz,
  • Torsten Scherer,
  • Peter T. Rühr,
  • Goran Lovric,
  • Robin Fröhlingsdorf,
  • Stanislav N. Gorb and
  • Wilhelm Barthlott

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 3039–3047, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.282

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Published 14 Dec 2018

Contact splitting in dry adhesion and friction: reducing the influence of roughness

  • Jae-Kang Kim and
  • Michael Varenberg

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1–8, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.1

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Published 02 Jan 2019

Bidirectional biomimetic flow sensing with antiparallel and curved artificial hair sensors

  • Claudio Abels,
  • Antonio Qualtieri,
  • Toni Lober,
  • Alessandro Mariotti,
  • Lily D. Chambers,
  • Massimo De Vittorio,
  • William M. Megill and
  • Francesco Rizzi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 32–46, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.4

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Published 03 Jan 2019

A comparison of tarsal morphology and traction force in the two burying beetles Nicrophorus nepalensis and Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera, Silphidae)

  • Liesa Schnee,
  • Benjamin Sampalla,
  • Josef K. Müller and
  • Oliver Betz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 47–61, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.5

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Published 04 Jan 2019

Pull-off and friction forces of micropatterned elastomers on soft substrates: the effects of pattern length scale and stiffness

  • Peter van Assenbergh,
  • Marike Fokker,
  • Julian Langowski,
  • Jan van Esch,
  • Marleen Kamperman and
  • Dimitra Dodou

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 79–94, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.8

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Published 08 Jan 2019
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