cicada

Bacteria on the surface of cicada wing surface

Selective bactericidal activity of nanopatterned superhydrophobic cicada Psaltoda claripennis wing surfaces

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol., 97 (20), 9257-9262 (2013) Jafar Hasan, Hayden K. Webb, Vi Khanh Truong, Sergey Pogodin, Vladimir A. Baulin, Gregory S. Watson, Jolanta A. Watson, Russell J. Crawford, Elena

Anti-bacterial surfaces inspired by cicada and dragonfly wings

Many surfaces found in nature possess sophisticated topographical structures which provide them with exceptional properties. Nano-structured surface of lotus leafs efficiently repel water, microscopic