Adhesives Inspired by Nature: When Bionics Boost Adhesive Innovation
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomimetic Surfaces and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2025 | Viewed by 528
Special Issue Editor
Interests: tribology; bio-tribology; wear; friction; adhesion; biomimetic surfaces; tribology of composite materials: tribology of polymers; surface texturing; coatings
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Elements of nature, including plants, insects, and marine animals, exhibit distinct surface properties in their various components, including the leaves, wings, eyes, legs, and skin. These include water repellency, anti-adhesion, and anti-reflection. However, some natural surface properties serve as adhesive pads that allow insects and certain animals to adhere to and run on a variety of uneven surfaces in nature. These multifunctional surface properties are a result of complex three-dimensional and hierarchical surface structures with controlled surface chemistry and mechanical flexibility. In recent decades, there has been significant progress in understanding the fundamental aspects of surface and interfacial phenomena related to such adhesive multifunctional surfaces. This progress has also extended to the design, fabrication, and applications of adhesive surfaces and materials inspired by nature. The new Special Issue, entitled "Adhesives Inspired by Nature: When Bionics Boost Adhesive Innovation", in the open access journal Biomimetics will allow researchers in the field to publish their latest progress in nature-inspired adhesive surfaces, covering areas such as physics, chemistry, biology, material science, and various engineering disciplines
Dr. Haytam Kasem
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomimetics
- adhesive mechanisms
- textured surfaces
- tribological performances
- bio-materials
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