Biological materials: functional adaptations and bioinspired designs
Biological materials are typically multifunctional but many have evolved to optimize a chief
mechanical function. These functions include impact or fracture resistance, armor and …
mechanical function. These functions include impact or fracture resistance, armor and …
Bioinspired “cage traps” for closed-loop lead management of perovskite solar cells under real-world contamination assessment
H Luo, P Li, J Ma, X Li, H Zhu, Y Cheng, Q Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the remarkable progress made in perovskite solar cells, great concerns regarding
potential Pb contamination risk and environmental vulnerability risks associated with …
potential Pb contamination risk and environmental vulnerability risks associated with …
Bio-inspired design of multiscale structures for function integration
K Liu, L Jiang - Nano Today, 2011 - Elsevier
Multiscale structures of biological materials exhibit inherent multifunctional integration. This
special biological solution provides some inspiration for scientists and engineers to design …
special biological solution provides some inspiration for scientists and engineers to design …
Plastic in the air?!-Spider webs as spatial and temporal mirror for microplastics including tire wear particles in urban air
I Goßmann, R Süßmuth, BM Scholz-Böttcher - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Studies concerning quantities of microplastics (MP) including tire wear particles (TWP)
contamination in air samples are scarce. Spider webs have been suggested as a cheap and …
contamination in air samples are scarce. Spider webs have been suggested as a cheap and …
A spider‐silk‐inspired wet adhesive with supercold tolerance
Conventional adhesives often encounter interfacial failure in humid conditions due to small
droplets of water condensed on surface, but spider silks can capture prey in such …
droplets of water condensed on surface, but spider silks can capture prey in such …
Hydrogel adhesives for generalized wound treatment: Design and applications
Wound refers to the place where human body is injured and ruptured. So, wounds in a
broad sense include not only skin wounds, but also damages of muscle, corneal, heart, and …
broad sense include not only skin wounds, but also damages of muscle, corneal, heart, and …
Recent progress in fabrication and characterisation of hierarchical biomimetic superhydrophobic structures
BN Sahoo, B Kandasubramanian - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we have reviewed brief ideas of fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces and their
important applications, which were discussed in the concluded national/international …
important applications, which were discussed in the concluded national/international …
The form and function of spider orb webs: evolution from silk to ecosystems
Spiders are the preeminent silk craftsmen among arthropods and are best known for
producing aerial orb webs that snare flying insects. Orb web spiders are ubiquitous …
producing aerial orb webs that snare flying insects. Orb web spiders are ubiquitous …
Non-invasive determination of the complete elastic moduli of spider silks
Spider silks possess nature's most exceptional mechanical properties, with unrivalled
extensibility and high tensile strength. Unfortunately, our understanding of silks is limited …
extensibility and high tensile strength. Unfortunately, our understanding of silks is limited …