List of works - Kerstin Koch

A fast, precise and low-cost replication technique for nano- and high-aspect-ratio structures of biological and artificial surfaces

scientific article

Biological and biomimetic surfaces: adhesion, friction and wetting phenomena

scientific article published on 15 February 2019

Biomimetic materials ⬇️

scientific article published on March 10, 2011

Biomimetic replicas: Transfer of complex architectures with different optical properties from plant surfaces onto technical materials

scientific article

Biomimetics on the micro- and nanoscale – The 25th anniversary of the lotus effect

scientific article published in 2023

Chemistry and Crystal Growth of Plant Wax Tubules of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Leaves on Technical Substrates

Comparative and functional morphology of hierarchically structured anti-adhesive surfaces in carnivorous plants and kettle trap flowers

article

Diversity of structure, morphology and wetting of plant surfaces

scientific article (publication date: 2008)

Droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces: visualization of the contact area by cryo-scanning electron microscopy

scientific article

Fabrication and characterization of the hierarchical structure for superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning

scientific article published on 19 March 2009

Fabrication of artificial Lotus leaves and significance of hierarchical structure for superhydrophobicity and low adhesion

Fog Collection on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibers: Influence of Cross Section and Surface Structure

scientific article

From sticky to slippery: Biological and biologically-inspired adhesion and friction

scientific article published on 3 September 2014

Hierarchically sculptured plant surfaces and superhydrophobicity

scientific article

Hierarchically structured superhydrophobic flowers with low hysteresis of the wild pansy (Viola tricolor) – new design principles for biomimetic materials ⬇️

scientific article published on May 4, 2011

Influence of surface structure and chemistry on water droplet splashing

scientific article

Influences of air humidity during the cultivation of plants on wax chemical composition, morphology and leaf surface wettability

Kinetics of solvent supported tubule formation of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) wax on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) investigated by atomic force microscopy.

scientific article published on 7 February 2018

Lotus-like biomimetic hierarchical structures developed by the self-assembly of tubular plant waxes.

scientific article

Micro-, nano- and hierarchical structures for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning and low adhesion.

scientific article

Morphological diversity of β-diketone wax tubules on Eucalyptus gunnii leaves and real time observation of self-healing of defects in the wax layer

scientific article published in 2018

Multifunctional surface structures of plants: An inspiration for biomimetics

article

Nanostructure of epicuticular plant waxes: Self-assembly of wax tubules

Nanostructures for superhydrophobicity and low adhesion

Plant Epicuticular Waxes: Chemistry, Form, Self-Assembly and Function

Plant Surfaces: Structures and Functions for Biomimetic Innovations

article

Self assembly of epicuticular waxes on living plant surfaces imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM).

scientific article

Self-cleaning efficiency of artificial superhydrophobic surfaces

scientific article published in March 2009

Self-healing of voids in the wax coating on plant surfaces

scientific article

Structure-function relationships of the plant cuticle and cuticular waxes - a smart material?

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic plant surfaces: an inspiration for biomimetic materials

scientific article

Surface microstructures of daisy florets (Asteraceae) and characterization of their anisotropic wetting

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water

The hydrophobic coatings of plant surfaces: epicuticular wax crystals and their morphologies, crystallinity and molecular self-assembly

scientific article

The use of plant waxes as templates for micro- and nanopatterning of surfaces

scientific article

List of works by Kerstin Koch

A fast, precise and low-cost replication technique for nano- and high-aspect-ratio structures of biological and artificial surfaces

Biological and biomimetic surfaces: adhesion, friction and wetting phenomena

Biomimetic materials ⬇️

Biomimetic replicas: Transfer of complex architectures with different optical properties from plant surfaces onto technical materials

Biomimetics on the micro- and nanoscale – The 25th anniversary of the lotus effect

Chemistry and Crystal Growth of Plant Wax Tubules of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Leaves on Technical Substrates

Comparative and functional morphology of hierarchically structured anti-adhesive surfaces in carnivorous plants and kettle trap flowers

Diversity of structure, morphology and wetting of plant surfaces

Droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces: visualization of the contact area by cryo-scanning electron microscopy

Fabrication and characterization of the hierarchical structure for superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning

Fabrication of artificial Lotus leaves and significance of hierarchical structure for superhydrophobicity and low adhesion

Fog Collection on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibers: Influence of Cross Section and Surface Structure

From sticky to slippery: Biological and biologically-inspired adhesion and friction

Hierarchically sculptured plant surfaces and superhydrophobicity

Hierarchically structured superhydrophobic flowers with low hysteresis of the wild pansy (Viola tricolor) – new design principles for biomimetic materials ⬇️

Influence of surface structure and chemistry on water droplet splashing

Influences of air humidity during the cultivation of plants on wax chemical composition, morphology and leaf surface wettability

Kinetics of solvent supported tubule formation of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) wax on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) investigated by atomic force microscopy.

Lotus-like biomimetic hierarchical structures developed by the self-assembly of tubular plant waxes.

Micro-, nano- and hierarchical structures for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning and low adhesion.

Morphological diversity of β-diketone wax tubules on Eucalyptus gunnii leaves and real time observation of self-healing of defects in the wax layer

Multifunctional surface structures of plants: An inspiration for biomimetics

Nanostructure of epicuticular plant waxes: Self-assembly of wax tubules

Nanostructures for superhydrophobicity and low adhesion

Plant Epicuticular Waxes: Chemistry, Form, Self-Assembly and Function

Plant Surfaces: Structures and Functions for Biomimetic Innovations

Self assembly of epicuticular waxes on living plant surfaces imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Self-cleaning efficiency of artificial superhydrophobic surfaces

Self-healing of voids in the wax coating on plant surfaces

Structure-function relationships of the plant cuticle and cuticular waxes - a smart material?

Superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic plant surfaces: an inspiration for biomimetic materials

Surface microstructures of daisy florets (Asteraceae) and characterization of their anisotropic wetting

The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water

The hydrophobic coatings of plant surfaces: epicuticular wax crystals and their morphologies, crystallinity and molecular self-assembly

The use of plant waxes as templates for micro- and nanopatterning of surfaces