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Biomimetic materials

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Editors: Prof. Wilhelm Barthlott, Universität Bonn,
and Prof. Kerstin Koch, Hochschule Rhein-Waal
 
Bionics and biomimetics became important only after 1960, and it was only in the new millennium they became worldwide disciplines with high potentials for innovation. An apparently simple observation can lead to new materials, structures and design principles, but the technical transformation and realization may take a much longer time. Biomimetic materials provide innovative solutions for the design of a new generation of bio inspired functional materials.

See also the Thematic Series:
Biological and biomimetic materials and surfaces
Biological and bioinspired adhesion and friction

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Biomimetic materials

  • Wilhelm Barthlott and
  • Kerstin Koch

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 135–136, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.16

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Published 10 Mar 2011
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Biomimetics inspired surfaces for drag reduction and oleophobicity/philicity

  • Bharat Bhushan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 66–84, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.9

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Published 01 Feb 2011
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Superhydrophobic surfaces of the water bug Notonecta glauca: a model for friction reduction and air retention

  • Petra Ditsche-Kuru,
  • Erik S. Schneider,
  • Jan-Erik Melskotte,
  • Martin Brede,
  • Alfred Leder and
  • Wilhelm Barthlott

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 137–144, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.17

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Published 10 Mar 2011
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Capillary origami: superhydrophobic ribbon surfaces and liquid marbles

  • Glen McHale,
  • Michael I. Newton,
  • Neil J. Shirtcliffe and
  • Nicasio R. Geraldi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 145–151, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.18

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Published 10 Mar 2011
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Superhydrophobicity in perfection: the outstanding properties of the lotus leaf

  • Hans J. Ensikat,
  • Petra Ditsche-Kuru,
  • Christoph Neinhuis and
  • Wilhelm Barthlott

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 152–161, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.19

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Published 10 Mar 2011
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Functional morphology, biomechanics and biomimetic potential of stem–branch connections in Dracaena reflexa and Freycinetia insignis

  • Tom Masselter,
  • Sandra Eckert and
  • Thomas Speck

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 173–185, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.21

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Published 24 Mar 2011
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Infrared receptors in pyrophilous (“fire loving”) insects as model for new un-cooled infrared sensors

  • David Klocke,
  • Anke Schmitz,
  • Helmut Soltner,
  • Herbert Bousack and
  • Helmut Schmitz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 186–197, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.22

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Published 30 Mar 2011
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Moisture harvesting and water transport through specialized micro-structures on the integument of lizards

  • Philipp Comanns,
  • Christian Effertz,
  • Florian Hischen,
  • Konrad Staudt,
  • Wolfgang Böhme and
  • Werner Baumgartner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 204–214, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.24

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Published 13 Apr 2011
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Sorting of droplets by migration on structured surfaces

  • Wilfried Konrad and
  • Anita Roth-Nebelsick

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 215–221, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.25

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Published 20 Apr 2011
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Detection of interaction between biomineralising proteins and calcium carbonate microcrystals

  • Hanna Rademaker and
  • Malte Launspach

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 222–227, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.26

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Published 27 Apr 2011
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Hierarchically structured superhydrophobic flowers with low hysteresis of the wild pansy (Viola tricolor) – new design principles for biomimetic materials

  • Anna J. Schulte,
  • Damian M. Droste,
  • Kerstin Koch and
  • Wilhelm Barthlott

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 228–236, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.27

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Published 04 May 2011
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Recrystallization of tubules from natural lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) wax on a Au(111) surface

  • Sujit Kumar Dora and
  • Klaus Wandelt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 261–267, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.30

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Published 25 May 2011
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Determination of object position, vortex shedding frequency and flow velocity using artificial lateral line canals

  • Adrian Klein and
  • Horst Bleckmann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 276–283, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.32

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Published 06 Jun 2011
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The effect of surface anisotropy in the slippery zone of Nepenthes alata pitchers on beetle attachment

  • Elena V. Gorb and
  • Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 302–310, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.35

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Published 16 Jun 2011
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