The helium ion microscope (HIM) has emerged as an instrument of choice for patterning,
imaging and, more recently, analytics at the nanoscale. Here, we review secondary electron …

Helium ion beam (HIB) technology plays an important role in the extreme fields of
nanofabrication. This paper reviews the latest developments in HIB technology as well as its …

Recent studies have shown that some nanostructured surfaces (NSS), many of which are
derived from surfaces found on insect cuticles, rupture and kill adhered prokaryotic …

Abstract Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) has long been the standard in imaging the
sub-micrometer surface ultrastructure of both hard and soft materials. In the case of …

Natural compound eyes provide the inspiration for developing artificial optical devices that
feature a large field of view (FOV). However, the imaging ability of artificial compound eyes …

The cuticles of insects and arthropods have some of the most diverse material properties
observed in nature, so much so that it is difficult to imagine that all cutciles are primarily …

Nipple-like nanostructures covering the corneal surfaces of moths, butterflies, and
Drosophila have been studied by electron and atomic force microscopy, and their …

Scanning helium-ion microscopy (HIM) is an imaging technique with sub-nanometre
resolution and is a powerful tool to resolve some of the tiniest structures in biology. In many …

Obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the bactericidal mechanisms of natural
nanotextured surfaces is crucial for the development of fabricated nanotextured surfaces …

Eyes are one of the most important organs for natural creatures to perceive external
information. The curved compound eyes of insects endowing with merits of a wide field of …