Bioinspired Design for Friction Control
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced design and manufacturing; machine learning; additive manufacturing; microfabrication; bio-sensors; design optimization, electronics manufacturing; high-performance computation, quantum computation
Interests: mechanics of advanced materials: multifunctional polymer; nanocomposites and architectured materials; additive manufacturing; application of artificial intelligence in engineering mechanics; multiphysics finite element modeling; tribology of viscoelastic materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nature has evolved sophisticated solutions to friction management over millions of years, offering unprecedented inspiration for advanced tribological systems. This Special Issue explores cutting-edge research in bioinspired friction control, bridging biological principles with engineering applications to address contemporary challenges in energy efficiency, sustainability, and performance optimization.
Relevant research areas include biomimetic surface texturing inspired by shark skin riblets, lotus leaves, and pitcher plants for drag reduction and self-cleaning applications; gecko-inspired adhesives demonstrating switchable friction through hierarchical micro/nanostructures; and anisotropic friction surfaces mimicking snake scales for directional control in robotics. Bio-inspired lubrication strategies drawing from synovial joints, fish mucus, and plant cuticles are advancing sustainable, high-performance lubricants and self-lubricating materials. Adaptive friction systems that emulate biological responses to environmental changes, along with multi-scale design approaches replicating nature’s hierarchical architectures, represent frontier developments in wear resistance and friction management.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and innovative perspectives on bioinspired friction control, encompassing experimental studies, computational modeling, and practical applications. Contributions addressing green tribology solutions using bio-based materials and biodegradable additives are particularly encouraged, with relevance across the automotive, aerospace, biomedical, marine, and manufacturing sectors.
Dr. Shuvodeep De
Dr. Anahita Emami
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioinspired tribology
- biomimetic surfaces
- friction control
- surface texturing
- switchable adhesion
- bio-lubrication
- hierarchical structures
- green tribology
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