Tribology in Nature: Inspirations for Advanced Lubrication Materials
Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025
Abstract
Friction‐induced
energy
consumption
is
a
significant
global
concern,
driving
researchers
to
explore
advanced
lubrication
materials.
In
nature,
vital
for
the
life
cycle
of
animals,
plants,
and
humans,
playing
key
roles
in
movement,
predation,
decomposition.
After
billions
years
evolution,
natural
exhibits
remarkable
professionalism,
high
efficiency,
durability,
intelligence,
offering
valuable
insights
designing
This
review
focuses
on
mechanisms
organisms
advancements
biomimetic
soft
matter
It
begins
by
summarizing
common
biological
behaviors
their
underlying
mechanisms,
followed
current
design
strategies
The
then
outlines
development
performance
these
materials
based
different
strategies.
Finally,
it
discusses
potential
research
directions
prospects
will
be
resource
advancing
Язык: Английский
Fabrication of isotropic interlocking coating via a magnetically responsive self-growing strategy for corrosion resistance
Applied Surface Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 162544 - 162544
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Magnetically-Driven Reconfigurable Cilium Array with Tunable Wettability for Dynamic Display and Controllable Microreactio
Опубликована: Март 28, 2025
Article
Magnetically-Driven
Reconfigurable
Cilium
Array
with
Tunable
Wettability
for
Dynamic
Display
and
Controllable
Microreactio
Zijing
Quan
1,
Yuhan
Zhang
1,*,
You
Pan
Zhongyi
Yang
Chen
Fawei
Rui
Letian
Li
Bo
1,2,*,
Shichao
Niu
1,2,3,*,
Zhiwu
Han
1,2,3,
Luquan
Ren
1,2,3
1
Key
Laboratory
of
Bionic
Engineering
(Ministry
Education),
Jilin
University,
Changchun
130022,
China
2
National
Automotive
Chassis
Integration
Bionics,
3
Institute
Structured
Architected
Materials,
Liaoning
Academy
Shenyang
110167,
*
Correspondence:
[email protected]
(Y.Z.);
[email protected]
(B.L.);
[email protected]
(S.N.)
Received:
March
2025;
Revised:
17
Accepted:
25
Published:
28
2025
Abstract:
Efficient
droplet
transport
plays
an
important
role
in
many
fields
such
as
liquid
collection,
microfluidic
management,
reaction
control.
However,
it
remains
a
key
challenge
to
achieve
fast
precise
motion
control
along
predetermined
path.
Herein,
magnetically
driven
cilium
array
(MDCA)
was
developed
by
simple
one-step
spraying
method.
The
MDCA
exhibits
both
upright
prostrated
states
under
programmable
magnetic
field,
achieving
in-situ
pinning
driving
the
droplets,
respectively.
In
particular,
modified
silicone
oil
can
not
only
be
used
manipulation
on
spatio-temporal
scale
(S-shaped
trajectory
transport,
selective
target
velocity
control)
but
also
provides
self-enclosed
space
fusion
chemical
microreactions,
allowing
fine-tuning
parameters
isolation
from
external
contamination.
Based
theoretical
analysis
applied
development
dynamic
digital
displays
microreactors
inspiration
environmental
monitoring,
drug
delivery,
energy
purification.
Язык: Английский
Bioinspired Soft Robots with Integrated Biological Motion Mechanisms and Rigid–Flexible Coupling Systems
Small Methods,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 6, 2025
Abstract
The
inherent
flexibility,
safety,
and
biocompatibility
of
soft
robots
show
significant
potential
for
intelligent
biomedical
engineering
applications.
However,
the
unique
operating
environments
robots,
including
both
in
vivo
vitro
conditions,
necessitate
highly
flexible
movement
capabilities.
Optimizing
structural
design
to
enable
multi‐degree‐of‐freedom
motions
is
crucial
realize
expansion
deepening
this
field.
Inspired
by
shape‐morphing
organisms
nature,
researchers
have
recently
developed
a
variety
bioinspired
(BSR)
with
morphing
capabilities
that
can
such
as
bending,
twisting,
stretching/contracting.
determined
their
motion
mechanisms.
This
work
comprehensively
reviews
structure
morphology
typical
biological
prototypes
different
behaviors,
mechanisms,
strategies
deformable
BSR,
vast
applications
current
engineering.
Finally,
review
also
provides
valuable
insights
into
challenges
future
opportunities
BSR.
Язык: Английский