Superhydrophobic hierarchically structured surfaces in biology: evolution, structural principles and biomimetic applications

The springtail cuticle as a blueprint for omniphobic surfaces

(2016) René Hensel et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Nematophytes from the Lower Devonian of Podolia, Ukraine

(2016) Paweł Filipiak et al.   REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY

Hydrophobic and Metallophobic Surfaces: Highly Stable Non-wetting Inorganic Surfaces Based on Lanthanum Phosphate Nanorods

(2016) Sasidharan Sankar et al.   Scientific Reports

3D Micropatterned Surface Inspired by Salvinia molesta via Direct Laser Lithography

(2015) Omar Tricinci et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Elasticity of the hair cover in air-retaining Salvinia surfaces

(2015) Petra Ditsche et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Gas exchange and dive characteristics of the free-swimming backswimmer Anisops deanei

(2015) K. K. Jones et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties in nature

(2015) Thierry Darmanin et al.   Materials Today

Learning from nature's best

(2015) Julie Gould   NATURE

The capillary adhesion technique: a versatile method for determining the liquid adhesion force and sample stiffness

(2015) Daniel Gandyra et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Unraveling the Salvinia Paradox: Design Principles for Submerged Superhydrophobicity

(2015) M. Amabili et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Accelerated modern human-induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction

(2015) G. Ceballos et al.   Science Advances

Modern maize varieties going local in the semi-arid zone in Tanzania

(2014) Ola T Westengen et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Layers of Air in the Water beneath the Floating Fern Salvinia are Exposed to Fluctuations in Pressure

(2014) M. J. Mayser et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Quantification of feather structure, wettability and resistance to liquid penetration

(2014) S. Srinivasan et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Morphology Modulating the Wettability of a Diamond Film

(2014) Shibing Tian et al.   LANGMUIR

Repellency of the Lotus Leaf: Contact Angles, Drop Retention, and Sliding Angles

(2014) C. W. Extrand et al.   LANGMUIR

Non-Contaminating Camouflage: Multifunctional Skin Microornamentation in the West African Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)

(2014) Marlene Spinner et al.   PLoS One

Measuring air layer volumes retained by submerged floating-fernsSalviniaand biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces

(2014) Matthias J Mayser et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Inscribing Wettability Gradients Onto Superhydrophobic Carbon Nanotube Surfaces

(2014) Deepu J. Babu et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Biologically Inspired Omniphobic Surfaces by Reverse Imprint Lithography

(2013) René Hensel et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mobile Interfaces: Liquids as a Perfect Structural Material for Multifunctional, Antifouling Surfaces

(2013) Alison Grinthal et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Wetting Resistance at Its Topographical Limit: The Benefit of Mushroom and Serif T Structures

(2013) René Hensel et al.   LANGMUIR

A new view onNematothallus: coralline red algae from the Silurian of Gotland

(2013) MARTIN R. SMITH et al.   PALAEONTOLOGY

Superhydrophobic Transparent Surface of Nanostructured Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Enhanced by a Hydrolysis Reaction

(2013) E. K. Her et al.   Plasma Processes and Polymers

Tunable nano-replication to explore the omniphobic characteristics of springtail skin

(2013) René Hensel et al.   NPG Asia Materials

The earliest records of internally stratified cyanobacterial and algal lichens from the Lower Devonian of the Welsh Borderland

(2012) Rosmarie Honegger et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Brochosomal coats turn leafhopper (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) integument to superhydrophobic state

(2012) R. Rakitov et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Structure and mechanical properties of beetle wings: a review

(2012) Jiyu Sun et al.   RSC Advances

Self-assembly of nanostructures towards transparent, superhydrophobic surfaces

(2012) Yudi Rahmawan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Mimicking natural superhydrophobic surfaces and grasping the wetting process: A review on recent progress in preparing superhydrophobic surfaces

(2011) Y.Y. Yan et al.   ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Anti-icing performance of superhydrophobic surfaces

(2011) S. Farhadi et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Decreased hydrophobicity of iridescent feathers: a potential cost of shiny plumage

(2011) C. M. Eliason et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

(2011) Alexander Balmert et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Superhydrophobic gecko feet with high adhesive forces towards water and their bio-inspired materials

(2011) Kesong Liu et al.   Nanoscale

Slippery when wetted

(2011) Michael Nosonovsky   NATURE

Bioinspired self-repairing slippery surfaces with pressure-stable omniphobicity

(2011) Tak-Sing Wong et al.   NATURE

Smart Skin Patterns Protect Springtails

(2011) Ralf Helbig et al.   PLoS One

Superhydrophobic surfaces of the water bugNotonecta glauca: a model for friction reduction and air retention

(2011) Petra Ditsche-Kuru et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Superhydrophobicity in perfection: the outstanding properties of the lotus leaf

(2011) Hans J Ensikat et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

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

(2010) Wilhelm Barthlott et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Classification of trichome types within species of the water fern Salvinia, and ontogeny of the egg-beater trichomes

(2010) Wilhelm Barthlott et al.   Botany

Drag reduction by air release promotes fast ascent in jumping emperor penguins—a novel hypothesis

(2010) J Davenport et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

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

(2009) Anna Julia Schulte et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Superhydrophobic amorphous carbon/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

(2009) Z. J. Han et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Applying Methods from Differential Geometry to Devise Stable and Persistent Air Layers Attached to Objects Immersed in Water

(2009) Wilfried Konrad et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Visualization of the Contact Area by Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy

(2009) Hans J. Ensikat et al.   LANGMUIR

Hierarchically Sculptured Plant Surfaces and Superhydrophobicity†

(2009) Kerstin Koch et al.   LANGMUIR

Anti-Icing Superhydrophobic Coatings

(2009) Liangliang Cao et al.   LANGMUIR

Physical conditions for trapping air by a microtrichia-covered insect cuticle during temporary submersion

(2009) Dietrich Neumann et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Biomarker lipids of the freshwater fern Azolla and its fossil counterpart from the Eocene Arctic Ocean

(2009) Eveline N. Speelman et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

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

Immersed superhydrophobic surfaces: Gas exchange, slip and drag reduction properties

(2009) Glen McHale et al.   Soft Matter

Nanostructure of epicuticular plant waxes: Self-assembly of wax tubules

(2009) Kerstin Koch et al.   SURFACE SCIENCE

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

Multifunctional surface structures of plants: An inspiration for biomimetics

(2008) Kerstin Koch et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Diversity of structure, morphology and wetting of plant surfaces

(2008) Kerstin Koch et al.   Soft Matter