Hayden K. Webb

TL;DR: It is shown that the nanoprotrusions on the surfaces of both black silicon and D. bipunctata wings form hierarchical structures through the formation of clusters of adjacent nanoproTrusions, which generate a mechanical bactericidal effect, independent of chemical composition.

TL;DR: Natural superhydrophobic surfaces are often thought to have antibiofouling potential, but when incubated on cicada wings, Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells are not repelled; instead they are penetrated by the nanopillar arrays present on the wing surface, resulting in bacterial cell death.

TL;DR: A general overview of the current state of knowledge in areas that relate to biodegradation of polymers, especially poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), can be found in this paper.

TL;DR: A biophysical model of the interactions between bacterial cells and cicada wing surface structures is proposed, and it is shown that mechanical properties are key factors in determining bacterial resistance/sensitivity to the bactericidal nature of the wing surface.

TL;DR: An outline of the suite of roughness characterization parameters that are available for the comprehensive description of the surface architecture of a substratum is presented, and a set of topographical parameters is proposed as a new standard for surface Roughness characterization in bacterial adhesion studies to improve the likelihood of identifying direct relationships between substratum topography and the extent of bacterial ad cohesion.