Abstract
Nature has always offered elegant solutions to complex engineering problems. The self-cleaning lotus leaf and the drag-reducing texture of shark skin illustrate how microscopic surface structures can shape fluid behaviour with remarkable precision. These examples lie at the heart of biomimetics: a research field that draws inspiration from natural systems to develop innovative engineering and scientific solutions. Biomimetics continues to inspire new directions at the intersection of microfluidics, materials science, and biology, offering strategies for designing functional surfaces and devices that replicate nature’s efficiency at the microscale.
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