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Bioinspired Directional Surfaces for Adhesion, Wetting, and Transport

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: In Nature, directional surfaces on insect cuticle, animal fur, bird feathers, and plant leaves are comprised of dual micro-nanoscale features that tune roughness and surface energy. This feature article summarizes experimental and theoretical approaches for the design, synthesis and characterization of new bioinspired surfaces demonstrating unidirectional surface properties. The experimental approaches focus on bottom-up and top-down synthesis methods of unidirectional micro- and nanoscale films to explore and characterize their anomalous features. The theoretical component of the review focuses on computational tools to predict the physicochemical properties of unidirectional surfaces.

Source: Advanced Functional Materials

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201103017

Authors: Matthew J. Hancock, Koray Sekeroglu, Melik C. Demirel

Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Subfield: Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Award: Nano-Acoustic Masonry of Microgels for Bottom-Up Tissue Engineering