The publication of the lotus effect by Barthlott and Neinhuis in 1997 could be considered as a paradigm shift in surface science and an important milestone in biomimetics, which increased the visibility of this field of research. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of this discovery and the 75th birthday of its discoverer Wilhelm Barthlott, this thematic issue aims to collect publications that show new results in the field of biomimetics, especially on the micrometer and nanometer scale, in addition to review articles that give an overview of the last 25 years in the field of biomimetics or special areas of this research field and an outlook on possible new developments in the field.
The submitted works to this thematic issue may include, but are not limited to the following topics:
** Submission deadline extended to June 30, 2022 **
(please contact the guest editors directly if you cannot meet this deadline)
Figure 1: Leaf ontogeny and cuticular ridge development. (a) Leaf development from bud appearance during the ...
Figure 2: Schematic representation of leaf growth stages of Schismatoglottis calyptrata and their respective ...
Figure 3: The plots show (a) the variation in the arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of the leaf surfaces with...
Figure 4: A typical epoxy replica of the surface of a leaf at growth stage 2 having a ridge progression incli...
Figure 5: Cell size and orientation. (a) The outlines show the area of the epidermal cell as the sum of areas...
Figure 6: Insect traction forces: (a) A female Colorado potato beetle walking on a Schismatoglottis calyptrata...
Figure 7: Schematic representation of (a) the replication process of Schismatoglottis calyptrata leaf surface...
Figure 1: Specimens. (a) The middle part of the hind tibia was cut from the desert locust. Indents were perfo...
Figure 2: Elastic modulus and water content of specimens in different treatment groups. (a) The elastic modul...
Figure 3: Elastic modulus of (a) frozen, (b) desiccated and (c) rehydrated tibiae against recorded time. Diff...