Functional fibrillar interfaces: Biological hair as inspiration across scales

Hair, or hair-like fibrillar structures, are ubiquitous in biology, from fur on the bodies of mammals, over trichomes of plants, to the mastigonemes on the flagella of single-celled organisms. While these long and slender protuberances are passive, they are multifunctional and help to mediate intera...

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Main Authors: Guillermo J. Amador, Brett Klaassen van Oorschot, Caiying Liao, Jianing Wu, Da Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2024-06-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.15.55