Research progress and development trend of the drag reduction inspired by fish skin

D Chen, X Liu, X Cui, L Zhang, H Chen - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of creatures and nature has become more and more perfect during
biological evolution. Unique structure characteristics, material properties, and special …

Robust UV/moisture dual curable PDMS-microcapsule-silica functional material for self-healing, antifouling, and antibacterial applications

N Zheng, J Liu, G Wang, P Yao, L Dang, Z Liu, J Lu… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
Polydimethylsiloxane containing methacryloyloxy and methoxy silane groups (MAPDMS)-
microcapsule-SiO2 (MPMS) functional materials were prepared by constructing micro-nano …

Fish-inspired oscillating and/or undulating hydrofoil in a free stream flow: a review on thrust generation mechanisms

S Shukla, A Sharma, A Agrawal, R Bhardwaj - Journal of the Indian …, 2024 - Springer
A review of recent literature on thrust generation mechanisms by a hydrofoil, bioinspired
from fish locomotion is presented. The present work considers fish-inspired periodic …

Self-Assembly of Shark Scale-Patterned Tunable Superhydrophobic/Antifouling Structures with Visual Color Response

LC Pan, SY Hsieh, WC Chen, FT Lin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The stacked riblet-like shark scales, also known as dermal denticles, allow them to control
the boundary layer flow over the skin and to reduce interactions with any biomaterial …

Three-dimensional shape of natural riblets in the white shark: relationship between the denticle morphology and swimming speed of sharks

S Sayama, M Natsuhara… - Journal of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The ridges of the dermal denticles of migratory sharks have inspired riblets to reduce the
frictional drag of a fluid. In particular, the dermal denticles of white sharks (Carcharodon …

A comprehensive review on the inherent and enhanced antifouling mechanisms of hydrogels and their applications

J Cui, L Liu, B Chen, J Hu, M Song, H Dai… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biofouling remains a persistent challenge within the domains of biomedicine, tissue
engineering, marine industry, and membrane separation processes. Multifunctional …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-Inspired Coatings for Natural Fibre Composites

TS Balakrishnan, MTH Sultan, FS Shahar… - Journal of Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural fibre composites (NFC) are gaining popularity due to their versatility and
environmental benefits, but they often need enhancements to withstand extreme conditions …

Experimental Studies of Bioinspired Shark Denticles for Drag Reduction

MT Graybill, NW Xu - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Shark skin is composed of denticles, or complex scale-like features, which have been shown
to reduce drag in turbulent and laminar flow. The denticle crown features undulating …

In-situ forming textured cutting tools based on electrohydrodynamic atomization and laser micro-cladding technology

Y Bao, J Deng, S Cao, X Sun, Z Zhang, X Tang - Applied Surface Science, 2025 - Elsevier
The application of mechanization in different environments has put forward strict
requirements for mechanical components, which also means higher requirements for cutting …

An experimental investigation of groove control for reducing drag in a flat turbulent boundary layer

Y Zhang, S Lee, Z Ye, J Zou, Y Zheng - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper proposes two techniques for processing microstructure grooves and examines
the factors affecting groove formation rate. A novel roller shaft hot stamping equipment has …