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

, 2009
Superhydrophobic surfaces combine high aspect ratio micro- or nano-topography and hydrophobic surface chemistry to create super water-repellent surfaces. Most studies consider their effect on droplets, which ball-up and roll-off.
Bachhuber, Barthlott, Bocquet, Boussinesq, Bush, Cassie, Crisp, Davis, De Rybczynski, Ege, Evans, Extrand, Flynn, Gao, Glen McHale, Hadamard, Hinton, Johnson, Kulinich, Kusumaatmaja, Landau, Lauga, Lee, Lee, Li, Marmur, McHale, McHale, Michael I. Newton, Neil J. Shirtcliffe, Neto, Onda, Ou, Priest, Quéré, Reyssat, Richardson, Roach, Roach, Rushton, Saito, Schuyten, Schuyten, Shirtcliffe, Shirtcliffe, Steinberger, Stokes, Thorpe, Thorpe, Tourkine, Turner, Tuteja, Vinogradova, Vogler, Voronov, Zhang, Zhang, Zheng   +57 more
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citrus-Based Bio-Insect Repellents—A Review on Historical and Emerging Trends in Utilizing Phytochemicals of Citrus Plants

Journal of Toxicology
Research on citrus plants is the result of increasing interest in the discovery of plant species with potential insect-repellent properties. Insect-repelling ability can be achieved by the numerous ubiquitous citrus species.
S. S. S. T. Fernando, R. G. P. T. Jayasooriya, Kalpa W. Samarakoon, N. D. Asha D. Wijegunawardana, Sampath B. Alahakoon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical survey of plants used as repellents against housefly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Budondo Subcounty, Jinja District, Uganda

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018
Background The housefly, Musca domestica L., is a major public health and domestic pest that spoils food and causes irritation and is a vector of many infectious disease pathogens of medical and veterinary importance.
Kalori Baana, Harriet Angwech, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robotic Materials With Bioinspired Microstructures for High Sensitivity and Fast Actuation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In the review paper, design rationale and approaches for bioinspired sensors and actuators in robotics applications are presented. These bioinspired microstructure strategies implemented in both can improve the performance in several ways. Also, recent ideas and innovations that embed robotic materials with logic and computation with it are part of the
Sakshi Sakshi, Rohit Pratyush Behera, Hongyu Zhou, Yifan Wang, Hortense Le Ferrand   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preventing Vector-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016–2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We examined pregnant women’s use of personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites during the 2016–2017 Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico. Healthcare provider counseling on recommended measures was associated with increased use of insect repellent ...
Katherine Kortsmit, Beatriz Salvesen von Essen, Lee Warner, Denise V. D’Angelo, Ruben A. Smith, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, Holly B. Shulman, Wanda Hernández Virella, Aspy Taraporewalla, Leslie Harrison, Sascha Ellington, Wanda D. Barfield, Denise J. Jamieson, Shanna Cox, Karen Pazol, Patricia Garcia Díaz, Beatriz Rios Herrera, Manuel Vargas Bernal   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of malaria preventive measures among adult patients attending the Bamendjou and Foumbot district hospitals of the West Region of Cameroon

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Although a significant decrease in entomological and epidemiological indicators was reported in Cameroon since the introduction of insecticide-treated bed nets, malaria prevalence remains high also in some parts of the West Region of Cameroon.
Nfor Omarine Nlinwe, Yengong Clinton Singong, Tenkam Makamdoum Ruth Florentine   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduced bio-efficacy of permethrin EC impregnated bednets against an Anopheles gambiae strain with oxidase-based pyrethroid tolerance [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are an integral component of malaria control programmes in Africa. How much pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors will impact on the efficacy of ITNs is controversial.
Chandre, Fabrice, Etang, Josiane, Guillet, Pierre, Manga, Lucien   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Biodegradable Adhesive Systems for Bio‐Integrated Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Biodegradable adhesives provide temporary yet reliable adhesion while degrading into safe, non‐toxic by‐products under physiological or environmental conditions. This review summarizes recent developments in physical and chemical adhesion mechanisms—including hydrogen bonding, catechol chemistry, amine‐carboxyl coupling, and emerging diazirine and urea
Won Bae Han, Sungkeun Han, Prashant Shivaji Shewale, Hyewon Cho, Li‐Hyun Kim, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insecticide effect of zeolites on the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) [PDF]

, 2016
(1) Background: The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a key tomato insect pest. At present, it is considered to be a serious threat in various countries in Europe, North Africa, and Middle East.
De Clercq, Patrick, De Smedt, Caroline, Spanoghe, Pieter, Van Damme, Veerle   +3 more
core   +3 more sources