{"product_id":"bio-inspired-wettability-surfaces-hardback","title":"Bio-Inspired Wettability Surfaces - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough natural evolvement in thousands of years, biosurfaces have become highly adaptable to display their biological functions perfectly. Interestingly, they have developed micro-\/nanostructures with gradient features to achieve smart wetting controls, such as ultra-hydrophobic water repellency in lotus leaf, directional water collection in wetted spider silk, directional adhesion in superhydrophobic butterfly wing, and fog-collecting hydrophobic\/hydrophilic pattern on beetle back. These surfaces provide endless inspiration for the design and fabrication of functional interface materials with unique wettability, generating promising applications such as micro-fluidic devices, functional textiles, corrosion resistance, liquid transportation, antifogging, and water-collecting devices. In recent years there has been an exciting confluence of research areas of physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science to develop functional micro- and nanosurfaces. A kernel consists of organic materials with high\/low surface energy and regular\/irregular order\/disorder, which can be rough\/smooth and endlessly arranged and combined with various styles of micro- and nanostructures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces recent research on wettability of biological and bio-inspired surfaces. It discusses the mechanism of smart wetting controls, such as water collection\/repellency on biological micro-\/nanostructure gradient interfaces. It suggests ways to mimic these biological features to realize bio-inspired functional surfaces with unique wettability. The book will help researchers innovate designs with novel materials for future scientific works. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45576052539630,"sku":"9789814463607","price":193.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/bio-inspired-wettability-surfaces-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}