Self-Organization of Bioinspired Fibrous Surfaces
Contributors: Aizenberg, Joanna; Bertoldi, Katia; Mahadevan, Lakshminarayanan; Manoharan, Vinothan N.
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Description: Nature uses fibrous surfaces for a wide range of functions such as sensing, adhesion, structural color, and self-cleaning. However, little is known about how fiber properties enable them to self-organize into diverse and complex functional forms. Using polymeric
Notes: Keywords: bioinspired, chirality, liquid-solid interaction, micro/nanostructured material, pattern formation, self-organization.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2012