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Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Materials through 3D Printing: Progress and Challenges

Micromachines, 2023
Superhydrophobicity, a unique natural phenomenon observed in organisms such as lotus leaves and desert beetles, has inspired extensive research on biomimetic materials.
H. Liu, Zipeng Zhang, Chenyu Wu, Kang Su, Xiaonan Kan   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Functional and Biomimetic Materials for Engineering of the Three-Dimensional Cell Microenvironment. [PDF]

Chem Rev, 2017
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. Extracellular matrix (ECM) within the cell microenvironment serves not only as a structural foundation for cells ...
Huang G, Li F, Zhao X, Ma Y, Li Y, Lin M, Jin G, Lu TJ, Genin GM, Xu F.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Biological and biomimetic materials and surfaces. [PDF]

Beilstein J Nanotechnol, 2017
Gorb S, Speck T.
europepmc   +6 more sources

Lessons from Nature-Biomimetic Approaches to Minerals with Complex Structures [PDF]

, 2010
In biology, organic-inorganic hybrid materials are used for several purposes, in particular, for protection and mechanical support. These materials are generally optimized for their function through precise control over the structure, size, shape, and ...
Helmut Cölfen, Sommerdijk, Nico A., Cölfen, H., Cölfen, H, Cölfen, Helmut, Sommerdijk, N.A.J.M., Sommerdijk, N. A. J. M., Nico A.J.M. Sommerdijk, Sommerdijk, Nico AJM Nico, Sommerdijk, N.   +9 more
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Research Progress on Biomimetic Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Glucose Sensors

, 2023
Diabetes has become a chronic disease that necessitates timely and accurate detection. Among various detection methods, electrochemical glucose sensors have attracted much attention because of low cost, real-time detection, and simple and easy operation.
Hao Sun, Mengru He, Chunxian Guo, Lili Chi, Xuanyu Wu, Xianghao Qian, Chunmei Zhang   +6 more
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Reversible Oxygen Sensing Based on Multi-Emission Fluorescence Quenching

Sensors, 2020
Oxygen is ubiquitous in nature and it plays a key role in several biological processes, such as cellular respiration and food deterioration, to name a few.
Efe Armagan, Shankar Thiyagarajan, Kongchang Wei, Akin Gursoy, Giuseppino Fortunato, Esther Amstad, René Michel Rossi, Claudio Toncelli   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pomegranate‐Inspired Graphene Parcel Enables High‐Performance Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anodes

Advanced Science, 2022
Uncontrolled lithium dendrites seriously hinder the commercialization of lithium metal batteries in comparison to the durable lithium‐ion batteries. Herein, inspired by squashy pomegranate structure, a novel loading strategy of metallic lithium (Li) is ...
Long Zhang, Tao Ma, Yi‐Wen Yang, Yi‐Fei Liu, Peng‐Hu Zhou, Zhao Pan, Bi‐Cheng Hu, Chuan‐Xin He, Shu‐Hong Yu   +8 more
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Biomimetic Materials and Their Utility in Modeling the 3-Dimensional Neural Environment. [PDF]

iScience, 2020
The brain is a complex 3-dimensional structure, the organization of which provides a local environment that directly influences the survival, proliferation, differentiation, migration, and plasticity of neurons. To probe the effects of damage and disease
Cembran A, Bruggeman KF, Williams RJ, Parish CL, Nisbet DR.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaporation-induced sintering of liquid metal droplets with biological nanofibrils for flexible conductivity and responsive actuation

Nature Communications, 2019
Providing mechanical sintering of liquid metal droplets under ambient conditions for flexible electronics remains elusive. Here, they propose biological nanofibrils for enabling evaporation-induced sintering of EGaIn droplets into conductive coating on ...
Xiankai Li, Mingjie Li, Jie Xu, Jun You, Zhiqin Yang, Chaoxu Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solid-supported biomimetic membranes based on amphiphilic block copolymers [PDF]

, 2015
Planar artificial membranes based on amphiphilic block copolymers are of high interest due to their potential applications in catalysis, drug screening, sensing, etc.
Kowal, Justyna
core   +1 more source