A gecko skin micro/nano structure – A low adhesion, superhydrophobic, anti-wetting, self-cleaning, biocompatible, antibacterial surface

2015/03/12 by Gregory S. Watson, David W. Green, Lin Schwarzkopf +5 · 2 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · #Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions #Polymer Surface Interaction Studies #Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

paper · doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2015.03.007

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Citations

• Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae
• Evidence for self-cleaning in gecko setae
• Bioinspired Surfaces with Special Wettability
• Surface energy and the contact of elastic solids
• Evidence for capillarity contributions to gecko adhesion from single spatula nanomechanical measurements

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• Hierarchical Rose Petal Surfaces Delay the Early-Stage Bacterial Biofilm Growth
• Gecko [wikipedia]