The butterfly proboscis as a fiber-based, self-cleaning, micro-fluidic system

Kostantin G. Kornev; Daria Monaenkova; Peter H. Adler; Charles E. Beard; Wah-Keat Lee

doi:10.1117/12.2218941

22 April 2016 The butterfly proboscis as a fiber-based, self-cleaning, micro-fluidic system

Kostantin G. Kornev, Daria Monaenkova, Peter H. Adler, Charles E. Beard, Wah-Keat Lee

Proceedings Volume 9797, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2016; 979705 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218941
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

The butterfly proboscis is a unique, naturally engineered device for acquiring liquid food, which also minimizes concerns for viscosity and stickiness of the fluids. With a few examples, we emphasize the importance of the scale-form functionality triangle of this feeding device and the coupling through capillarity.

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Kostantin G. Kornev, Daria Monaenkova, Peter H. Adler, Charles E. Beard, and Wah-Keat Lee "The butterfly proboscis as a fiber-based, self-cleaning, micro-fluidic system", Proc. SPIE 9797, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2016, 979705 (22 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218941

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