Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted many industrial and academic interests in recent years.Inspired by unique superhydrophobicity and anisotropic friction properties of snake scale surfaces,this study...Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted many industrial and academic interests in recent years.Inspired by unique superhydrophobicity and anisotropic friction properties of snake scale surfaces,this study explores the feasibility to produce a bionic superhydrophobic stainless steel surface via laser precision engineering,which allows the realization of directional superhydrophobicity and dynamic control of its water transportation.Dynamic mechanism of water sliding on hierarchical snake scale structures is studied,which is the key to reproduce artificially bioinspired multifunctional materials with great potentials to be used for water harvesting,droplet manipulation,pipeline transportation,and vehicle acceleration.展开更多
The remarkable ability of geckos to climb and run rapidly on walls and ceilings has recently received considerable interest from many researchers.Significant progress has been made in understanding the attachment and ...The remarkable ability of geckos to climb and run rapidly on walls and ceilings has recently received considerable interest from many researchers.Significant progress has been made in understanding the attachment and detachment mechanisms and the fabrication of articulated gecko-inspired adhesives and structured surfaces.This article reviews the direct experiments that have investigated the properties of gecko hierarchical structures,i.e.,the feet,toes,setae,and spatulae,and the corresponding models to ascertain the mechanical principles involved.Included in this review are reports on gecko-inspired surfaces and structures with strong adhesion forces,high ratios of adhesion and friction forces,anisotropic hierarchical structures that give rise to directional adhesion and friction,and“intelligent”attachment and detachment motions.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre(ARTC)under its RIE2020 Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering(AME)IAF PP Grant(No.A19C2a0019).
文摘Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted many industrial and academic interests in recent years.Inspired by unique superhydrophobicity and anisotropic friction properties of snake scale surfaces,this study explores the feasibility to produce a bionic superhydrophobic stainless steel surface via laser precision engineering,which allows the realization of directional superhydrophobicity and dynamic control of its water transportation.Dynamic mechanism of water sliding on hierarchical snake scale structures is studied,which is the key to reproduce artificially bioinspired multifunctional materials with great potentials to be used for water harvesting,droplet manipulation,pipeline transportation,and vehicle acceleration.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51175281 and 51021064)。
文摘The remarkable ability of geckos to climb and run rapidly on walls and ceilings has recently received considerable interest from many researchers.Significant progress has been made in understanding the attachment and detachment mechanisms and the fabrication of articulated gecko-inspired adhesives and structured surfaces.This article reviews the direct experiments that have investigated the properties of gecko hierarchical structures,i.e.,the feet,toes,setae,and spatulae,and the corresponding models to ascertain the mechanical principles involved.Included in this review are reports on gecko-inspired surfaces and structures with strong adhesion forces,high ratios of adhesion and friction forces,anisotropic hierarchical structures that give rise to directional adhesion and friction,and“intelligent”attachment and detachment motions.
