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Journal of Bionic Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (5): 2151-2193.doi: 10.1007/s42235-025-00756-y

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Research Progress on Biomimetic Drag Reduction Materials Inspired by Diverse Organisms: from Principle to Application

Lei Tang1; Hongyi Hu1; Zhixiang Zeng1; Qunji Xue1
  

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, NingboInstitute of Materials Technology and Engineering, ChineseAcademy of Sciences, Ningbo315201, People’s Republic of China
  • 出版日期:2025-10-15 发布日期:2025-11-18
  • 通讯作者: Zhixiang Zeng1 E-mail:zengzhx@nimte.ac.cn
  • 作者简介:Lei Tang1; Hongyi Hu1; Zhixiang Zeng1; Qunji Xue1

Research Progress on Biomimetic Drag Reduction Materials Inspired by Diverse Organisms: from Principle to Application

Lei Tang1; Hongyi Hu1; Zhixiang Zeng1; Qunji Xue1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, NingboInstitute of Materials Technology and Engineering, ChineseAcademy of Sciences, Ningbo315201, People’s Republic of China
  • Online:2025-10-15 Published:2025-11-18
  • Contact: Zhixiang Zeng1 E-mail:zengzhx@nimte.ac.cn
  • About author:Lei Tang1; Hongyi Hu1; Zhixiang Zeng1; Qunji Xue1

摘要: Reducing the resistance of vehicles, ships, aircraft and other means of transport during movement can significantly improve the speed, save energy and reduce emissions. After billions of years of continuous evolution, organisms in nature have gradually developed the ability to move at high speed to achieve better survival. These evolved organisms provide a perfect template for the human development of drag reduction materials. Revealing the unique physiological structural characteristics of organisms and their relationship with resistance during movement can provide a feasible approach tosolving the problem of reducing friction resistance. Whether flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, or even living in the soil, many creatures in various environments have the ability to reduce resistance. Driven by these inspirations, researchers have done a lot of work to explore and imitate these biological epidermis structures to achieve drag reduction. In this paper, the biomimetic drag reduction materials is introduced in detail in the order of drag reduction mechanism, structural characteristics of biological epidermis (including marine animals, flying animals, soil animals and plants), biomimetic preparation methods, performance testing methods and application fields. Finally, the potential of various biomimetic drag reduction materials in engineering application and the problems to be overcome are summarized and prospected. This paper can help readers comprehensively understand the research progress of biomimetic drag reduction materials, and provide reference for further designing the next generation of drag reduction materials.

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Abstract: Reducing the resistance of vehicles, ships, aircraft and other means of transport during movement can significantly improve the speed, save energy and reduce emissions. After billions of years of continuous evolution, organisms in nature have gradually developed the ability to move at high speed to achieve better survival. These evolved organisms provide a perfect template for the human development of drag reduction materials. Revealing the unique physiological structural characteristics of organisms and their relationship with resistance during movement can provide a feasible approach tosolving the problem of reducing friction resistance. Whether flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, or even living in the soil, many creatures in various environments have the ability to reduce resistance. Driven by these inspirations, researchers have done a lot of work to explore and imitate these biological epidermis structures to achieve drag reduction. In this paper, the biomimetic drag reduction materials is introduced in detail in the order of drag reduction mechanism, structural characteristics of biological epidermis (including marine animals, flying animals, soil animals and plants), biomimetic preparation methods, performance testing methods and application fields. Finally, the potential of various biomimetic drag reduction materials in engineering application and the problems to be overcome are summarized and prospected. This paper can help readers comprehensively understand the research progress of biomimetic drag reduction materials, and provide reference for further designing the next generation of drag reduction materials.

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