ReviewPlant cell reports2018
Climbing plants: attachment adaptations and bioinspired innovations.
Review in Plant cell reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Vine-Inspired Soft Robotics: Materials, Actuations, and Emerging Applications.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Diversity, Pattern, and Environmental Drivers of Climbing Plants in China.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- How do roses build failure-resistant anchoring tools?PNAS nexus · 2024Article
- Ascent and Attachment in Pea Plants: A Matter of Iteration.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Development of a Stereo Vision System to Study the Nutation Movement of Climbing Plants.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Investigating Foot Morphology in Rock Climbing Mammals: Inspiration for Biomimetic Climbing Shoes.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Microspines in tropical climbing plants: a small-scale fix for life in an obstacle course.Journal of experimental botany · 2022Article
- Discovery of spatial pattern of prickles on stem of Rosa hybrida 'Red Queen' and mathematical model of the pattern.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Plant Complexity and Cosmetic Innovation.iScience · 2020Review
- The Bio-Engineering Approach for Plant Investigations and Growing Robots. A Mini-Review.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2020Review
- Plant Bioinspired Ecological Robotics.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2020Article
- Mechanical Innovations of a Climbing Cactus: Functional Insights for a New Generation of Growing Robots.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2020Article
- Autonomously shaping natural climbing plants: a bio-hybrid approach.Royal Society open science · 2018Article
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3 authors.
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Abstract
Climbing plants have unique adaptations to enable them to compete for sunlight, for which they invest minimal resources for vertical growth. Indeed, their stems bear relatively little weight, as they traverse their host substrates skyward. Climbers possess high tensile strength and flexibility, which allows them to utilize natural and manmade structures for support and growth. The climbing strategies of plants have intrigued scientists for centuries, yet our understanding about biochemical adaptations and their molecular undergirding is still in the early stages of research. Nonetheless, recent discoveries are promising, not only from a basic knowledge perspective, but also for bioinspired product development. Several adaptations, including nanoparticle and adhesive production will be reviewed, as well as practical translation of these adaptations to commercial applications. We will review the botanical literature on the modes of adaptation to climb, as well as specialized organs-and cellular innovations. Finally, recent molecular and biochemical data will be reviewed to assess the future needs and new directions for potential practical products that may be bioinspired by climbing plants.
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