Structure and mechanical properties of beetle wings: a review

Micro/nanofabrication for a realistic beetle wing with a superhydrophobic surface

(2012) Jin Hwan Ko et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

A flexible and highly sensitive strain-gauge sensor using reversible interlocking of nanofibres

(2012) Changhyun Pang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bioinspired Colloidal Photonic Crystals with Controllable Wettability

(2011) Jingxia Wang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Bioinspired Reversible Interlocker Using Regularly Arrayed High Aspect-Ratio Polymer Fibers

(2011) Changhyun Pang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Unexpected Strength and Toughness in Chitosan-Fibroin Laminates Inspired by Insect Cuticle

(2011) Javier G. Fernandez et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Anisotropy and non-homogeneity of anAllomyrina Dichotomabeetle hind wing membrane

(2011) N S Ha et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Background and survey of bioreplication techniques

(2011) Drew Patrick Pulsifer et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

A Biomimetic Approach for Creating Thermally Stable Polyimide-coated Honeycomb Films

(2011) Hiroshi Yabu et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

The structure and mechanical properties of dragonfly wings and their role on flyability

(2011) Jiyu Sun et al.   COMPTES RENDUS MECANIQUE

Mechanisms Modeling the Double Rotation of the Elytra in Beetles (Coleoptera)

(2011) Leonid Frantsevich   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Double rotation of the opening (closing) elytra in beetles (Coleoptera)

(2011) Leonid Frantsevich   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Dry under water: Comparative morphology and functional aspects of air-retaining insect surfaces

(2011) Alexander Balmert et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

The superhydrophobicity of polymer surfaces: Recent developments

(2011) Neil J. Shirtcliffe et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Analysis of Preload-Dependent Reversible Mechanical Interlocking Using Beetle-Inspired Wing Locking Device

(2011) Changhyun Pang et al.   LANGMUIR

Integrated honeycomb structure of a beetle forewing and its imitation

(2011) Jinxiang Chen et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Biologically inspired humidity sensor based on three-dimensional photonic crystals

(2010) Jae Hyun Kim et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Study on wetting properties of periodical nanopatterns by a combinative technique of photolithography and laser interference lithography

(2010) Yung-Lang Yang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Mechanical Properties of the Beetle Elytron, a Biological Composite Material

(2010) Joseph Lomakin et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

DEM Numerical Simulation of Abrasive Wear Characteristics of a Bioinspired Ridged Surface

(2010) Jin Tong et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Artificial Cambered-Wing for a Beetle-Mimicking Flapper

(2010) Prasetiyo Radius Bhayu et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Macro-/Micro-Structures of Elytra, Mechanical Properties of the Biomaterial and the Coupling Strength Between Elytra in Beetles

(2010) Zhendong Dai et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Characteristics of a Beetle's Free Flight and a Flapping-Wing System that Mimics Beetle Flight

(2010) Quoc Viet Nguyen et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Biomimetically-inspired photonic nanomaterials

(2010) Gregory J. Parker   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS

Diamond-Structured Titania Photonic-Bandgap Crystals from Biological Templates

(2009) Jeremy W. Galusha et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mimicking unfolding motion of a beetle hind wing

(2009) Azhar Muhammad et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

Use of a Digital Image Correlation Technique for Measuring the Material Properties of Beetle Wing

(2009) Tailie Jin et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Effects of Biomimetic Surface Designs on Furrow Opener Performance

(2009) Jin Tong et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Wetting Characteristics of Insect Wing Surfaces

(2009) Doyoung Byun et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Study of natural photonic crystals in beetle scales and their conversion into inorganic structures via a sol–gel bio-templating route

(2009) Jeremy W. Galusha et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Bioinspired artificial photonic nanoarchitecture using the elytron of the beetle Trigonophorus rothschildi varians as a 'blueprint'

(2009) L. P. Biro et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Support and deformability in insect wings

(2009) Robin J. Wootton   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Hydrophilic Dots on Hydrophobic Nanopatterned Surfaces as a Flexible Gas Barrier

(2009) Jin Hwan Choi et al.   LANGMUIR

Structural color change in longhorn beetles Tmesisternus isabellae

(2009) F. Liu et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Biomimetics: lessons from nature-an overview

(2009) B. Bhushan   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Scale coloration change following water absorption in the beetleHoplia coerulea(Coleoptera)

(2009) Marie Rassart et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Biomorphic mineralization: From biology to materials

(2009) Tong-Xiang Fan et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Structural Origin of Circularly Polarized Iridescence in Jeweled Beetles

(2009) Vivek Sharma et al.   SCIENCE

Brilliant Whiteness Surfaces from Electrospun Nanofiber Webs

(2009) Joanne Yip et al.   TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL

Colorful humidity sensitive photonic crystal hydrogel

(2008) Entao Tian et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Gold bugs and beyond: a review of iridescence and structural colour mechanisms in beetles (Coleoptera)

(2008) A. E Seago et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Mimicking the Stenocara BeetleDewetting of Drops from a Patterned Superhydrophobic Surface

(2008) Christian Dorrer et al.   LANGMUIR

Diffractive hygrochromic effect in the cuticle of the hercules beetleDynastes hercules

(2008) M Rassart et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Discovery of a diamond-based photonic crystal structure in beetle scales

(2008) Jeremy W. Galusha et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Ecophysiology of atmospheric moisture in the Namib Desert

(2007) Joh R. Henschel et al.   ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH