wings Archives - ITN SNAL - Marie Curie Initial Training Network https://itn-snal.net/tag/wings/ Smart Nano-objects for Alteration of Lipid bilayers Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:10:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://itn-snal.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/cropped-ITN-SNAL-69x69.jpg wings Archives - ITN SNAL - Marie Curie Initial Training Network https://itn-snal.net/tag/wings/ 32 32 Anti-bacterial surfaces inspired by cicada and dragonfly wings https://itn-snal.net/2013/12/anti-bacterial-surfaces-inspired-cicada-and-dragonfly-wings/ https://itn-snal.net/2013/12/anti-bacterial-surfaces-inspired-cicada-and-dragonfly-wings/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2013 20:02:18 +0000 http://itn-snal.net/?p=137 dragon fly wings kill bacteriaThis is the first reported example of a naturally existing surface with a physical structure that exhibits such effective bactericidal properties. Cicada wing nanopillars are extremely effective at killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells; the wing surface was able to kill individual cells within approximately 3 min. This bactericidal ability of the wing surface is primarily a physico-mechanical effect, as it is retained when the surface chemistry is substantially altered.

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