Titlebook: Remarkable Natural Material Surfaces and Their Engineering Potential; Michelle Lee Book 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland

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,Diatoms: Glass Ornaments of the Earth’s Waters,of its many species, diatoms exhibit exquisite architecture of their shells, and their applications in engineering are growing ever more known in the scientific community. Diatoms are one of the most common microaquatic single celled algae. They are eukaryotic and photosynthetic and have an estimate

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Dragonfly Wings: Special Structures for Aerial Acrobatics,d creatures. For example, in Native American history, dragonflies were symbols of activity and swiftness and were often associated with horses. In Japanese history, these insects were considered to serve as winged mounts for the Hotoke-Sama, or August Spirits of the Ancestors. Among Buddhists, the H

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Botanical Leaves: Groovy Terrain,60, 2002). These properties are very useful in a variety of applications, which is why scientists have been trying to mimic the surface of rice leaves to create water repellent materials for a wide range of uses. In this chapter, the various properties of superhydrophobic surfaces are explored and a

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Gecko Pads: A Force to Be Reckoned with,0 g is capable of generating a force that is 100 times greater than its weight (Niewiarowski et al., PLoS One 3(5):e2192, 2008). One of the main features of gecko adhesion that scientists have been trying to replicate but still find elusive is its good performance over the course of many cycles of a

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,Butterfly Wings: Nature’s Fluttering Kaleidoscope,adaptability in various kinds of environments. Each butterfly has a particular wing structure and corresponding living habit. Although their iridescent colors attract the most attention, other characteristics like their anti-wetting property and heat dissipation due to their special surface structur

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Frog Skin: A Giant Leap for Engineering Applications,applications. Many frogs have a thin film of water formed on their skin, and it is necessary for them to retain it in order to breathe through their skin (Mackean, Frogs—an introduction, ., 2004). Some frogs are adapted to secrete a thick mucous that prevents water from escaping and their skin from

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Spider Silk: A Sticky Situation, as well as its past and potential uses in engineering. Though there are various types of spider webs such as tangle and sheet webs, the orb web is the most common and is spun and constructed by orb-weaving spiders, . and .. Orb-weaving spiders are capable of producing seven different types of silk