Journal
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
Volume 134, Issue -, Pages 349-359Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2019.05.013
Keywords
Insects; Adhesion; Surface roughness; Pesticides; Biomimicry
Funding
- European Union through the Horizon 2020 project BioSmart Trainee Training in Bio-Inspired Design of Smart Adhesive Materials [642861]
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Insect pests cause considerable damage worldwide to plants, buildings and human health. This review explores how controlling insect adhesion to coatings might mitigate these problems. We summarise the current knowledge of the mechanisms of insect adhesion on natural and synthetic surfaces and natural examples of non-adhesive and slippery surfaces. Biomimetic, multi-scaled rough and particle-transferring surfaces provide an efficient method to reduce adhesion of crawling insects.
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