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Author
Koch, K. | Bhushan, B. | Barthlott, W.
Title
Multifunctional Surface Structures of Plants: An Inspiration for Biomimetrics.
Coporate
Bonn Univ., Meckenheimer Allee 170, 53115 Bonn, Germany Ohio State Univ., Columbus
Journal
Progress in Materials Science, Vol. 54, No. 2, 137-178, February 2009
Keywords
plants (botany) | environmental biology | environmental effects | structures
Identifiers
plant surfaces and their multifunctional properties; Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); biomimetrics-mimicking nature; preparation and measurement techniques; functional adapations of plant surface structures to environmental conditions; technical applications of biomimetric surfaces