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Bionic Nano Engineering

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 3586

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Bo Li

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Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (KLBE), Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
Interests: biological sensing mechanism; bio-inspired sensors; biomimetic composites; steam generation; oil–water separation
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Dr. Zhengzhi Mu

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1. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
2. Weihai Institute for Bionics, Jilin University, Weihai 264207, China
Interests: biomimetic composites; bioinspired functional structures; bionic interface engineering
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue of Nanomaterials titled "Bionic Nano Engineering". Since modern bionics was born as an independent discipline in the 1960s, it has developed rapidly and become one of the most representative interdisciplinary disciplines. Initial innovation derived from bionics is in high demand due to the frequent emergence of bottlenecks in modern industrial and technological development. There is a tendency in research and development to learn and imitate colorful life in Nature, which could not only solve problems plaguing humans but also promote the rapid development of many related fields, including bionic sensors, bionic intelligent devices, bionic environmental protection systems, etc. Particularly, biomimetics of machinery, bio-inspired sensors and biomimetic nanocomposites have gradually become hot topics and research frontiers in the field of bionic engineering.

How to perfectly couple bionic strategies with existing sensors and emerging nanomaterials has been a key topic and a long-term pursuit of both scientists and engineers. However, it is still a challenging but rewarding task to determine the working mechanism behind remarkable and complex biological functions, and apply this mechanism to realize beneficial bionic manufacturing. This will continue to inspire researchers to make progress in an ever-broader range of fields.

The scope of this Special Issue on Bionic Nano Engineering mainly focuses on the latest research advances and frontiers of biomimetics of machinery, bio-inspired sensors and bio-inspired nanocomposites, which demonstrate a strong scientific and potential engineering application prospect.

In particular, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Bionic design;
  • Biomimetics of machinery;
  • Bio-inspired sensors;
  • Biomimetic nanocomposites;
  • Bionic antireflection surfaces;
  • Bio-inspired interface materials.

Dr. Bo Li
Dr. Zhengzhi Mu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • biomimetics of machinery
  • biological sensing mechanism
  • bio-inspired sensors
  • biomimetic nanocomposites
  • bionic antireflection surface

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Multifunctional Biomimetic Composite Coating with Antireflection, Self-Cleaning and Mechanical Stability
by Zhibin Jiao, Ze Wang, Zhaozhi Wang and Zhiwu Han
Nanomaterials 2023, 13(12), 1855; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13121855 - 13 Jun 2023
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Antireflective and self-cleaning coatings have attracted increasing attention in the last few years due to their promising and wider applications such as stealth, display devices, sensing, and other fields. However, existing antireflective and self-cleaning functional material are facing problems such as difficult performance [...] Read more.
Antireflective and self-cleaning coatings have attracted increasing attention in the last few years due to their promising and wider applications such as stealth, display devices, sensing, and other fields. However, existing antireflective and self-cleaning functional material are facing problems such as difficult performance optimization, poor mechanical stability, and poor environmental adaptability. Limitations in design strategies have severely restricted coatings’ further development and application. Fabrication of high-performance antireflection and self-cleaning coatings with satisfactory mechanical stability remain a key challenge. Inspired by the self-cleaning performance of nano-/micro-composite structure on natural lotus leaves, SiO2/PDMS/matte polyurethane biomimetic composite coating (BCC) was prepared by nano-polymerization spraying technology. The BCC reduced the average reflectivity of the aluminum alloy substrate surface from 60% to 10%, and the water contact angle (CA) was 156.32 ± 0.58°, illustrating the antireflective and self-cleaning performance of the surface was significantly improved. At the same time, the coating was able to withstand 44 abrasion tests, 230 tape stripping tests, and 210 scraping tests. After the test, the coating still showed satisfactory antireflective and self-cleaning properties, indicating its remarkable mechanical stability. In addition, the coating also displayed excellent acid resistance, which has important value in aerospace, optoelectronics, industrial anti-corrosion, etc. Full article
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Efficient Anti-Fog and Anti-Reflection Functions of the Bio-Inspired, Hierarchically-Architectured Surfaces of Multiscale Columnar Structures
by Weixuan Li, You Chen and Zhibin Jiao
Nanomaterials 2023, 13(9), 1570; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13091570 - 7 May 2023
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Today, in the fields of optical precision instruments, medical devices, and automotive engineering, the demand for anti-reflection and anti-fog surfaces is growing rapidly. However, the anti-fog function often compromises the efficiency of the anti-reflection function. Therefore, optical precision instruments are always restricted by [...] Read more.
Today, in the fields of optical precision instruments, medical devices, and automotive engineering, the demand for anti-reflection and anti-fog surfaces is growing rapidly. However, the anti-fog function often compromises the efficiency of the anti-reflection function. Therefore, optical precision instruments are always restricted by the inability to combine high anti-reflection efficiency and excellent anti-fog performance into one material. In addition, the synergistic mechanism of harmonizing anti-fogging and anti-reflection is currently unclear, which has a negative impact on the development and optimization of multifunctional surfaces. Herein, bio-inspired anti-fogging and anti-reflection surfaces (BFRSs) possessing multiscale hierarchical columnar structures (MHCS) were obtained using a brief and effective preparation technique, combining the biotemplating method and sol-gel method. Specifically, condensed fog droplets distributed on the BFRS can be absolutely removed within 6 s. In addition, the BFRSs endow the glass substrate with a relatively higher reflectance (17%) than flat glass surfaces (41%). Furthermore, we demonstrated the synergistic mechanism of the anti-fogging and anti-reflection functions of BFRSs. On the one hand, the high transparency benefits from the multiple refraction and scattering of light in the MHCS array. On the other hand, the excellent anti-fogging performance is attributed to the imbalance of the capillary force of the MHCS acting on the liquid film. The explanation for these two mechanisms provides more possibilities for the subsequent preparation of multifunctional surfaces. At the same time, the bionic research concept provides new solutions for the researcher to conquer the combination of high transmission and anti-fog properties for precision optical surfaces. Full article
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