An Optimised Surface Structure for Passive, Unidirectional Fluid Transport Bioinspired by True Bugs

• 作 者: Sebastian Lifka Florian Hische
• 机 构: InstituteofBiomedicalMechatronics,InstituteofAppliedPhysics
• 出 处: 仿生工程学报:英文版
• 发表日期: 2021年2期
• 关键词: biomimetics true bugs liquid-surface interaction passive unidirectional fluid tr
• 基金项目: This work was supported by the European Union\'s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program within the project“BioComb4Nanofibers”(grant agreement No.862016),the Linz Center of Mechatronics(LCM).

Some true bug species use droplet-shaped,open-capillary structures for passive,unidirectional fluid transport on their body surface in order to spread a defensive fluid to protect themselves against enemies.In this paper we investigated if the shape of th