The exciting properties of micro-and nano-patterned surfaces found in natural species hide
a virtually endless potential of technological ideas, opening new opportunities for innovation …

Several mechanisms of water acquisition have evolved in animals living in arid habitats to
cope with limited water supply. They enable access to water sources such as rain, dew …

Biomimetics is the interdisciplinary scientific field focused on the study and imitation of
biological systems, with the aim of solving complex technological problems. In this paper, we …

Unidirectional liquid transport has been extensively explored for water/fog harvesting,
electrochemical sensing, and desalination. However, current research mainly focuses on …

Directional liquid‐transport surfaces have various applications, such as, open microfluidic
devices, fog collection, oil–water separation, and surface lubrication. However, current liquid …

Directing a liquid droplet after or upon impacting a solid is crucial in many biological,
sustainable, environmental, and engineering applications. Despite significant progress in …

Thermodynamics of imbibition (intrusion and extrusion) in capillaries of double conical
structures is theoretically studied using the classical capillary model. By extending the …

Directional and self-propelled flow in open channels has a variety of applications, including
microfluidic and medical devices, industrial filtration processes, fog-harvesting, and …

Inspired by the unidirectional liquid spreading on Nepenthes peristome, Araucaria leaf,
butterfly wings, etc., various microfluidic devices have been developed for water collection …

The nanoimprint replication of biomimetic nanostructures can be interesting for a wide range
of applications. We demonstrate the process chain for Morpho-blue-inspired nanostructures …