Cicada’s Antibacterial Wings

Cicada’s Antibacterial Wings

Cicada’s wings have an anti-bacterial surface that kills bacteria not by chemical reaction, but with mechanical force, using a nanopattern made of nanopillars that shreds the bacterial membrane.

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