Edible insects are expected to become an important nutrient source for animals and humans
in the Western world in the near future. However, before insects can be put on the market …

Chitin is one of the most abundant biopolymers, and it has adopted many different structural
conformations using a combination of different natural processes like biopolymerization …

It is important but challenging to develop multifunctional soy protein adhesives with high
bonding strength to replace toxic formaldehyde-based adhesives used in the wood-based …

Over the course of their wildly successful proliferation across the earth, the insects as a
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …

Chitin and its derivatives are attracting great interest in cosmetic and cosmeceutical fields,
thanks to their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, as well as their biocompatibility and …

Over the past ten years, a next-generation approach to combat bacterial contamination has
emerged: one which employs nanostructure geometry to deliver lethal mechanical forces …

Numerous natural surfaces have micro/nanostructures that result in extraordinary
functionality, such as superhydrophobicity, self‐cleaning, antifogging, and antimicrobial …

Insect eyes have an anti-reflective coating, owing to nanostructures on the corneal surface
creating a gradient of refractive index between that of air and that of the lens material,. These …

To discover new potential pesticide candidates, recently, structural modification of natural
bioactive products has received much attention. In this work, a series of new piperine-type …

Nanostructured insect wing surfaces have been reported to possess the ability to resist
bacterial colonization through the mechanical rupture of bacterial cells coming into contact …