In the course of evolution nature has arrived at startling materials solutions to ensure
survival. Investigations into biological surfaces, ranging from plants, insects and geckos to …

Superhydrophobic materials was widely used in the fields of material engineering and
coating industry due to their excellent abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, anti-icing …

Nature is the source of human design inspiration. In order to adapt to the environment better,
creatures in nature have formed various morphological structures during billions of years of …

While it is generally accepted that van der Waals (vdW) forces govern gecko adhesion,
several studies indicate contributions from non-vdW forces and highlight the importance of …

Surface topographies of various sizes, shapes, and spatial organization abound in nature.
They endow properties such as super-hydrophobicity, reversible adhesion, anti-fouling, self …

Biotribology is an important term which deals with all major facets of tribology anxious with
biological system. It is one of the major appealing and briskly developing fields of tribology. It …

We developed a united-atom model of gecko keratin to investigate the influence of
electrostatic and van der Waals contributions to gecko adhesion in scenarios representing …

The fascinating adhesion of gecko to virtually any material has been related to surface
interactions of myriads of spatula at the tips of gecko feet. Surprisingly, the molecular details …

Gecko adhesion is investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. It is known, that the
gecko adhesion system shows increased pull-off forces in humid environments. A coarse …

Functional surfaces have proven their potential to solve many engineering problems,
attracting great interest among the scientific community. Bio-inspired multi-hierarchical micro …