Biological water striders have advantages such as flexible movement,low disturbance to the water surface,and low noise.Researchers have developed a large number of biomimetic water strider robots based on their moveme...Biological water striders have advantages such as flexible movement,low disturbance to the water surface,and low noise.Researchers have developed a large number of biomimetic water strider robots based on their movement mechanism,which have broad application prospects in water quality testing,water surface reconnaissance,and search.This article mainly reviews the research progress of biomimetic water strider robots.First,the biological and kinematic characteristics of water striders are outlined,and some mechanical parameters of biological water striders are summarized.The basic equations of water strider movement are then described.Next,an overview is given of the past and current work on skating and jumping movements of biomimetic water strider robots based on surface tension and water pressure dominance.Based on the current research status of biomimetic water strider robots,the shortcomings of current research on biomimetic water striders are summarized,and the future development of biomimetic water strider robots is discussed.This article provides new insights for the design of biomimetic water strider robots.展开更多
Hydrogen sulfide(H_(2)S)was initially recognized as a toxic gas and its biological functions in mammalian cells have been gradually discovered during the past decades.In the latest decade,numerous studies have reveale...Hydrogen sulfide(H_(2)S)was initially recognized as a toxic gas and its biological functions in mammalian cells have been gradually discovered during the past decades.In the latest decade,numerous studies have revealed that H_(2)S has versatile functions in plants as well.In this review,we summarize H_(2)Smediated sulfur metabolic pathways,as well as the progress in the recognition of its biological functions in plant growth and development,particularly its physiological functions in biotic and abiotic stress responses.Besides direct chemical reactions,nitric oxide(NO)and hydrogen peroxide(H_(2)O2)have complex relationships with H_(2)S in plant signaling,both of which mediate protein post-translational modification(PTM)to attack the cysteine residues.We also discuss recent progress in the research on the three types of PTMs and their biological functions in plants.Finally,we propose the relevant issues that need to be addressed in the future research.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11972170).
文摘Biological water striders have advantages such as flexible movement,low disturbance to the water surface,and low noise.Researchers have developed a large number of biomimetic water strider robots based on their movement mechanism,which have broad application prospects in water quality testing,water surface reconnaissance,and search.This article mainly reviews the research progress of biomimetic water strider robots.First,the biological and kinematic characteristics of water striders are outlined,and some mechanical parameters of biological water striders are summarized.The basic equations of water strider movement are then described.Next,an overview is given of the past and current work on skating and jumping movements of biomimetic water strider robots based on surface tension and water pressure dominance.Based on the current research status of biomimetic water strider robots,the shortcomings of current research on biomimetic water striders are summarized,and the future development of biomimetic water strider robots is discussed.This article provides new insights for the design of biomimetic water strider robots.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31670267,32070214)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2662020SKY008)。
文摘Hydrogen sulfide(H_(2)S)was initially recognized as a toxic gas and its biological functions in mammalian cells have been gradually discovered during the past decades.In the latest decade,numerous studies have revealed that H_(2)S has versatile functions in plants as well.In this review,we summarize H_(2)Smediated sulfur metabolic pathways,as well as the progress in the recognition of its biological functions in plant growth and development,particularly its physiological functions in biotic and abiotic stress responses.Besides direct chemical reactions,nitric oxide(NO)and hydrogen peroxide(H_(2)O2)have complex relationships with H_(2)S in plant signaling,both of which mediate protein post-translational modification(PTM)to attack the cysteine residues.We also discuss recent progress in the research on the three types of PTMs and their biological functions in plants.Finally,we propose the relevant issues that need to be addressed in the future research.