While insect grooming has been observed and documented for over one hundred years, we present the first quantitative analysis of this highly dynamic process. Pollinating insects, like honey bees, purposely cover themselves with millions of pollen par...
Spiders use adhesive, stretchable, and translucent webs to capture their prey. However, sustaining the capturing capability of these webs can be challenging because the webs inevitably invite contamination, thus reducing its adhesion force. To overco...
In medical robotics, micromanipulation becomes particularly challenging in the presence of blood and secretions. Nature offers many examples of adhesion strategies, which can be divided into two macro-categories: morphological adjustments and chemica...
Millirobots that can adapt to unstructured environments, operate in confined spaces, and interact with a diverse range of objects would be desirable for exploration and biomedical applications. The continued development of millirobots, however, requi...
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V
33383169
The linings of the oral cavity are excellent needle-free vaccination sites, able to induce immune responses at distal sites and confer systemic protection. However, owing to the mucosal tissues' intrinsic characteristics, the design of effective anti...
Recent advances in bioinspired nano/microstructures have received attention as promising approaches with which to implement smart skin-interfacial devices for personalized health care. In situ skin diagnosis requires adaptable skin adherence and rapi...
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
34213347
Strong, reversible, and self-cleaning adhesion in the toe pads of geckos allow the lizards to climb on a variety of vertical and inverted surfaces, regardless of the surface conditions, whether hydrophobic or hydrophilic, smooth or tough, wet or dry,...
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences
35034875
Gingivitis is a condition that needs sustained concentration of antibiotic locally over extended period of time. The current study aimed to formulate and evaluate the sustained and localized release of metronidazole (MTZ) as mucoadhesive buccal table...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
38552161
Wearable epidermic electronics assembled from conductive hydrogels are attracting various research attention for their seamless integration with human body for conformally real-time health monitoring, clinical diagnostics and medical treatment, and h...
Net-winged midge larvae (Blephariceridae) are known for their remarkable ability to adhere to and crawl on the slippery surfaces of rocks in fast-flowing and turbulent alpine streams, waterfalls, and rivers. This remarkable performance can be attribu...