Bio-inspired antimicrobial surfaces fabricated by glancing angle deposition

Abstract This paper describes the fabrication of cicada-wing-inspired antimicrobial surfaces using Glancing Angle Deposition (GLAD). From the study of an annual cicada (Neotibicen Canicularis, also known as dog-day cicada) in North America, it is found that the cicada wing surfaces are composed of u...

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Main Authors: Chuang Qu, Jesse L. Rozsa, Hyun-Jin Jung, Anna R. Williams, Emmanuel K. Markin, Mark P. Running, Shamus McNamara, Kevin M. Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27225-4