Inspired by the hairs on honey bee legs that enable bees to transport masses of pollen grains, researchers developed microfabricated surfaces covered with hair-like micropillars capable of entrapping micron-sized particles at about five times the density of commercial drug patches; such microfabricated surfaces could be used to develop drug patches with higher drug contents than commercial patches, and for other biomedical and industrial applications.
Article #18-13336: "Physical immobilization of particles inspired by pollination," by Lúcia F. Santos, A. Sofia Silva, Clara R. Correia, and João F. Mano.
MEDIA CONTACT: João F. Mano, University of Aveiro, PORTUGAL; tel: +351-234370733; e-mail: jmano@ua.pt
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