Bactericidal Effects of Natural Nanotopography of Dragonfly Wing on Escherichia coli.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13666
Abstract: Nanotextured surfaces (NTSs) are critical to organisms as self-adaptation and survival tools. These NTSs have been actively mimicked in the process of developing bactericidal surfaces for diverse biomedical and hygiene applications. To design and fabricate… read more here.
Keywords: effects natural; bactericidal effects; dragonfly wing; microscopy ... See more keywords
Dragonfly wing decorated by gold nanoislands as flexible and stable substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25228-8
Abstract: A flexible and stable biomimetic SERS substrate was successfully fabricated by depositing gold (Au) nanoislands on the dragonfly wings (DW) via a simple DC magnetron sputtering system. Characterizations of the Au/DW nanostructure indicated that the… read more here.
Keywords: wing decorated; flexible stable; decorated gold; gold nanoislands ... See more keywords
A general method for large-scale fabrication of Cu nanoislands/dragonfly wing SERS flexible substrates*
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DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/27/1/017801
Abstract: Noble metal nanorough surfaces that support strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is widely applied in the practical detection of organic molecules. A low-cost, large-area, and environment-friendly SERS-active substrate was acquired by sputtering inexpensive copper (Cu)… read more here.
Keywords: general method; large scale; fabrication; sers active ... See more keywords
Analysis of modularity and integration suggests evolution of dragonfly wing venation mainly in response to functional demands
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0277
Abstract: Insect wings show a high variability in wing venation. Selection for function, developmental pathways and phylogeny likely influenced wing vein diversification, however, quantitative data to estimate these influences and their interplay are missing. Here, it… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; integration; functional demands; modularity ... See more keywords