Bioinspired surfaces with wettability for antifouling application

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (47) ◽  
pp. 22636-22663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhihao Li ◽  
Zhiguang Guo
Keyword(s):  
Research Progress ◽  
Biomimetic Materials

We summarize the research progress of wettable surfaces in the field of antifouling through bio-inspired superhydrophobic, underwater superoleophobic and slippery surfaces. We also discuss some areas for improvement in antifouling and the outlook for biomimetic materials.

Research Progress in Biomimetic Materials for Human Dental Caries Restoration

2018 ◽  
pp. 351-363
Author(s):  
Yazi Wang ◽  
Fengwei Liu ◽  
Eric Habib ◽  
Ruili Wang ◽  
Xiaoze Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Biomimetic Materials

scholarly journals Gaseous Plastron on Natural and Biomimetic Surfaces for Resisting Marine Biofouling

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 2592
Author(s):  
Yujie Cai ◽  
Wei Bing ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
Zhaowei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Research Progress ◽  
Biomimetic Materials ◽  
Biomimetic Surfaces ◽  
Marine Biofouling ◽  
Living Things ◽  
Natural Living

In recent years, various biomimetic materials capable of forming gaseous plastron on their surfaces have been fabricated and widely used in various disciplines and fields. In particular, on submerged surfaces, gaseous plastron has been widely studied for antifouling applications due to its ecological and economic advantages. Gaseous plastron can be formed on the surfaces of various natural living things, including plants, insects, and animals. Gaseous plastron has shown inherent anti-biofouling properties, which has inspired the development of novel theories and strategies toward resisting biofouling formation on different surfaces. In this review, we focused on the research progress of gaseous plastron and its antifouling applications.

scholarly journals Research Progress of Chitosan-Based Biomimetic Materials

Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 372
Author(s):  
Zhaoyu Zhang ◽  
Lingyu Zhang ◽  
Chengpeng Li ◽  
Xiangyu Xie ◽  
Guangfa Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Honeycomb Structure ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Biological Cell ◽  
Biomimetic Materials ◽  
Good Biocompatibility ◽  
Survival Of The Fittest

Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide produced by deacetylation of natural biopolymer chitin. Owing to its good biocompatibility and biodegradability, non-toxicity, and easy processing, it has been widely used in many fields. After billions of years of survival of the fittest, many organisms have already evolved a nearly perfect structure. This paper reviews the research status of biomimetic functional materials that use chitosan as a matrix material to mimic the biological characteristics of bivalves, biological cell matrices, desert beetles, and honeycomb structure of bees. In addition, the application of biomimetic materials in wound healing, hemostasis, drug delivery, and smart materials is briefly overviewed according to their characteristics of adhesion, hemostasis, release, and adsorption. It also discusses prospects for their application and provides a reference for further research and development.

Biomimetic materials: An introduction

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1020-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sarikaya ◽  
J. T. Staley ◽  
I. A. Aksay
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Structural Control ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Spider Webs ◽  
Biomimetic Materials ◽  
Synthetic Materials ◽  
All Ceramic

Biomimetics is an area of research in which the analysis of structures and functions of natural materials provide a source of inspiration for design and processing concepts for novel synthetic materials. Through biomimetics, it may be possible to establish structural control on a continuous length scale, resulting in superior structures able to withstand the requirements placed upon advanced materials. It is well recognized that biological systems efficiently produce complex and hierarchical structures on the molecular, micrometer, and macro scales with unique properties, and with greater structural control than is possible with synthetic materials. The dynamism of these systems allows the collection and transport of constituents; the nucleation, configuration, and growth of new structures by self-assembly; and the repair and replacement of old and damaged components. These materials include all-organic components such as spider webs and insect cuticles (Fig. 1); inorganic-organic composites, such as seashells (Fig. 2) and bones; all-ceramic composites, such as sea urchin teeth, spines, and other skeletal units (Fig. 3); and inorganic ultrafine magnetic and semiconducting particles produced by bacteria and algae, respectively (Fig. 4).

Which Data to Meta-Analyze, and How?

2019 ◽  
Vol 227 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Voracek ◽  
Michael Kossmeier ◽  
Ulrich S. Tran
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Curve Analysis ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Statistical Procedures ◽  
Graphical Displays ◽  
Primary Data Analysis ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Data Analytic

Abstract. Which data to analyze, and how, are fundamental questions of all empirical research. As there are always numerous flexibilities in data-analytic decisions (a “garden of forking paths”), this poses perennial problems to all empirical research. Specification-curve analysis and multiverse analysis have recently been proposed as solutions to these issues. Building on the structural analogies between primary data analysis and meta-analysis, we transform and adapt these approaches to the meta-analytic level, in tandem with combinatorial meta-analysis. We explain the rationale of this idea, suggest descriptive and inferential statistical procedures, as well as graphical displays, provide code for meta-analytic practitioners to generate and use these, and present a fully worked real example from digit ratio (2D:4D) research, totaling 1,592 meta-analytic specifications. Specification-curve and multiverse meta-analysis holds promise to resolve conflicting meta-analyses, contested evidence, controversial empirical literatures, and polarized research, and to mitigate the associated detrimental effects of these phenomena on research progress.

Psychoanalytic Research: Progress and Process

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond A. Levy ◽  
Stuart Ablon
Keyword(s):  
Research Progress
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