Special adhesion of natural honeycomb walls and their application

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2015 Mar 7;17(9):6242-7. doi: 10.1039/c4cp04615c.

Abstract

In this paper, we investigated the wettability and adhesive behavior of the natural honeycomb wall for water and honey droplets. The cell walls have hydrophobic and highly adhesive properties for both water and honey in air. This highly adhesive cell wall was used as a "mechanical hand" to transfer micro-droplets. These findings will help us to comprehensively understand the surface properties of honeycomb walls, and will provide a novel strategy for achieving functional biomimetics based on honeycombs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adhesiveness
  • Animals
  • Bees*
  • Cell Wall
  • Surface Properties
  • Water
  • Wettability

Substances

  • Water