Skin in the game: biomimetics, fitness and the springtail cuticle

游戏中的皮肤：仿生学、健身和跳尾角质层

• 批准号: DP190100341
• 负责人: Prof Steven Chown
• 金额: $ 31.22万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2022-12-21
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP190100341
• 关键词: Skin; game; biomimetics; fitness; springtail

This project aims to examine the relationship between cuticle (skin) properties, water balance, and fitness in springtails, key players in soil systems. Springtail cuticles are diverse, responsive, and extremely resistant to wetting by water, alcohol and other substances. Their Australian diversity has not been well explored for biomimetic new materials. This project expects to explore options for new applications in materials science and engineering by generalising the cuticle structure-function relationship. Expected outcomes are new information to harness for industry the diversity of nature’s self-cleaning, water repellent surfaces. Significant benefits lie in potential new biomimetic manufacturing options.

本项目旨在研究土壤系统中的关键角色--跳虫的角质层（皮肤）特性、水分平衡和健康之间的关系。跳虫种类繁多，反应灵敏，对水、酒精和其他物质的润湿具有极强的抵抗力。它们在澳大利亚的多样性还没有被很好地用于仿生新材料。该项目旨在通过概括角质层结构-功能关系来探索材料科学和工程中新应用的选择。预期的成果是新的信息，利用工业的多样性自然的自我清洁，防水表面。重要的好处在于潜在的新的仿生制造选择。