Disentangling the role of surface topography and intrinsic wettability in the prey capture mechanism of Nepenthes pitcher plants

Guided droplet transport on synthetic slippery surfaces inspired by a pitcher plant

(2019) Finn Box et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Viscous dewetting of metastable liquid films on substrates with microgrooves

(2018) Taehong Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Continuous directional water transport on the peristome surface of Nepenthes alata

(2016) Huawei Chen et al.   NATURE

Extreme positive allometry of animal adhesive pads and the size limits of adhesion-based climbing

(2016) David Labonte et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties in nature

(2015) Thierry Darmanin et al.   Materials Today

Scaling and biomechanics of surface attachment in climbing animals

(2014) D. Labonte et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Functionally Different Pads on the Same Foot Allow Control of Attachment: Stick Insects Have Load-Sensitive “Heel” Pads for Friction and Shear-Sensitive “Toe” Pads for Adhesion

(2013) David Labonte et al.   PLoS One

NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

(2012) Caroline A Schneider et al.   NATURE METHODS

Liquid-infused structured surfaces with exceptional anti-biofouling performance

(2012) A. K. Epstein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A multi-structural and multi-functional integrated fog collection system in cactus

(2012) Jie Ju et al.   Nature Communications

Anisotropic Wetting of Microstructured Surfaces as a Function of Surface Chemistry

(2011) Sonja Neuhaus et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Setting the trap: cleaning behaviour ofCamponotus schmitziants increases long-term capture efficiency of their pitcher plant host,Nepenthes bicalcarata

(2011) Daniel G. Thornham et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Bioinspired self-repairing slippery surfaces with pressure-stable omniphobicity

(2011) Tak-Sing Wong et al.   NATURE

The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water

(2010) Wilhelm Barthlott et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomimetic replicas: Transfer of complex architectures with different optical properties from plant surfaces onto technical materials

(2009) Anna Julia Schulte et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The superhydrophilic and superoleophilic leaf surface ofRuellia devosiana(Acanthaceae): a biological model for spreading of water and oil on surfaces

(2009) Kerstin Koch et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Hierarchically Sculptured Plant Surfaces and Superhydrophobicity†

(2009) Kerstin Koch et al.   LANGMUIR

Superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic plant surfaces: an inspiration for biomimetic materials

(2009) K. Koch et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

The effect of preload on the pull-off force in indentation tests of microfibre arrays

(2009) R. Long et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Wetting and Roughness

(2008) David Quéré   Annual Review of Materials Research

A fast, precise and low-cost replication technique for nano- and high-aspect-ratio structures of biological and artificial surfaces

(2008) Kerstin Koch et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Wetting, adhesion and friction of superhydrophobic and hydrophilic leaves and fabricated micro/nanopatterned surfaces

(2008) Bharat Bhushan et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

The hydrophobic coatings of plant surfaces: Epicuticular wax crystals and their morphologies, crystallinity and molecular self-assembly

(2007) Kerstin Koch et al.   MICRON

Harmless nectar source or deadly trap: Nepenthes pitchers are activated by rain, condensation and nectar

(2007) U. Bauer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES