Biomimetic and Bio-Inspired Surfaces and Interfaces: From Understandings to Applications
This special issue belongs to the section "Biomimetic Surfaces and Interfaces".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
“God made solids, but surfaces were the work of the devil.” The past ten years have witnessed tremendous advances in research on biomimetic and bio-inspired surfaces and interfaces with diverse properties and functionalities, including hydrophobicity, adhesion, anti-fouling, anti-bacterium, de-icing, load transmission, and so on. This Special Issue invites original and review papers on cutting-edge studies on biomimetic and bio-inspired surfaces and interfaces for recapping recent advances in this dynamic field and enlightening further development for the future. Topics of interest include but are not limited to biological surfaces and interfaces, fabrication methodologies of bioinspired and biomimetic surfaces and interfaces, functional biomimetic surfaces and interfaces, responsive biomimetic surfaces and interfaces, and so on. All approaches are welcome, including experiments, modeling, and computation. Submissions of outstanding quality are eligible for a special discount on the Article Processing Charge.
Dr. Haimin Yao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional surfaces
- antifouling surfaces
- antibacterial surfaces
- adhesion and accretion
- interface strengthening and toughening
- surface modification and coatings
- bi-materials
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Published Papers
Biomimetics - ISSN 2313-7673