Amaral, Katia R.
(Department of Chemistry, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro)
podium presentation
"Biological organisms have been a source of inspiration for the development of high-performance materials. Particularly, the optimized physical adhesion between pollen grains and bees’ leg hair during the pollination process, where pollen grains diameter matches the distance between the bees' hair, has encouraged the development of an optimized biomimetic drug dressing. After satisfactory...