Attaching of dandelion seeds: results from morphology/structure and abscission force/angle

Fabrication of anisotropic superhydrophobic surface based on the Nepenthes slippery zone

(2022) Lixin Wang et al.   Bioinspired Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials

Dandelion pappus morphing is actuated by radially patterned material swelling

(2022) Madeleine Seale et al.   Nature Communications

Separating mechanism of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed: Results from model analysis and separation force measurement

(2021) Lixin Wang et al.   WEAR

Contact angle of Nepenthes slippery zone: results from measurement and model analysis

(2021) Lixin Wang et al.   Bioinspired Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials

One-step synthesis of dandelion-like lanthanum titanate nanostructures for enhanced photocatalytic performance

(2020) Zhong Huang et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Inner surface of Nepenthes slippery zone: ratchet effect of lunate cells causes anisotropic superhydrophobicity

(2020) Lixin Wang et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Between a rock and a hard place: adaptive sensing and site‐specific dispersal

(2020) Bethany S. Nichols et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Velocity of the falling dispersal units in Zelkova abelicea : remarkable evolutionary conservation within the relict tree genus

(2020) Daniele Certini et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Facile synthesis of hierarchically self-assembled dandelion-like microstructures of bimetallic-MOF as a novel electrode material for high-rate supercapacitors

(2020) Zhiming Cai et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Mechanistic study on inhibition of porcine pancreatic α-amylase using the flavonoids from dandelion

(2020) Yanmei Huang et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

The contact separation force of the fruit burrs from five plant taxa dispersing by epizoochory

(2019) Elena V. Gorb et al.   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

Dandelion diaspore dispersal: frictional anisotropy of cypselae of Taraxacum officinale enhances their interlocking with the soil

(2019) Constanze Grohmann et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Flow dynamics of a dandelion pappus: A linear stability approach

(2019) P. G. Ledda et al.   Physical Review Fluids

From passive to informed: mechanical mechanisms of seed dispersal

(2019) Madeleine Seale et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Assessment of effects of phenolic fractions from leaves and petals of dandelion in selected components of hemostasis

(2018) Bernadetta Lis et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Contributions of lunate cells and wax crystals to the surface anisotropy of Nepenthes slippery zone

(2018) Lixin Wang et al.   Royal Society Open Science

A separated vortex ring underlies the flight of the dandelion

(2018) Cathal Cummins et al.   NATURE

Fabrication and theoretical explanation of the superhydrophobic Cu Zn coating with dandelion-like CuO microstructure

(2017) Hao Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

A novel architecture of dandelion-like Mo2C/TiO2 heterojunction photocatalysts towards high-performance photocatalytic hydrogen production from water splitting

(2017) Xinzheng Yue et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Superior adsorption and photoinduced carries transfer behaviors of dandelion-shaped Bi2S3@MoS2: experiments and theory

(2017) Mengjiao Li et al.   Scientific Reports

Hydroactuated Configuration Alteration of Fibrous Dandelion Pappi: Toward Self-Controllable Transport Behavior

(2016) Qing'an Meng et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Effect of surface roughness on attachment ability of locust Locusta migratoria manilensis

(2015) Lixin Wang et al.   WEAR

Long-distance seed dispersal by wind: disentangling the effects of species traits, vegetation types, vertical turbulence and wind speed

(2014) Felix Heydel et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Mechanism of autorotation flight of maple samaras (Acer palmatum)

(2014) Sang Joon Lee et al.   EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS

A bio-inspired flexible fiber array with an open radial geometry for highly efficient liquid transfer

(2014) Qingan Meng et al.   NPG Asia Materials

A dandelion-like carbon microsphere/MnO2 nanosheets composite for supercapacitors

(2014) Xuanxuan Zhang et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Mechanics of plant fruit hooks

(2013) Q. Chen et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Geometry and Mechanics in the Opening of Chiral Seed Pods

(2011) S. Armon et al.   SCIENCE

Leading-Edge Vortices Elevate Lift of Autorotating Plant Seeds

(2009) D. Lentink et al.   SCIENCE

Immobilizing a Drop of Water: Fabricating Highly Hydrophobic Surfaces that Pin Water Droplets

(2008) Adam Winkleman et al.   NANO LETTERS