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.

Key words: Biomimetic drag reduction material')">Biomimetic drag reduction material, Principle, Inspiration, Fabrication, Examination, Application