Researcher Wang Shutao from the Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences won the top prize of the International Biomimetic Engineering Award

China News Service, Beijing, October 21 (Reporter Sun Zifa) The Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Physics and Chemistry) reported on October 21 that the International Society for Bionic Engineering (ISBE) recently announced the selection results of the 2026 International Bionic Engineering Award. Researcher Wang Shutao of the institute and Professor Wilhelm Barthlott of the University of Bonn in Germany jointly won the Outstanding Contribution Award, the highest award of the International Bionic Engineering Award.

The International Biomimetic Engineering Award is selected every three years, and the Outstanding Contribution Award only selects two scholars in the world in each session. It is a landmark academic honor in the field of international biomimetic engineering.

According to the Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researcher Wang Shutao led the team to discover the cell interface recognition effect of synergistic topological matching and molecular recognition, established a cell and material surface recognition model, and created a cell-intelligent controllable adhesion interface material system. Based on this effect, trace cancer cell capture technology was developed to overcome the problem of clinical early diagnosis of prostate cancer-specific antigen (PSA) gray area.

It is reported that Professor William Baslot is a founding leader in international bionics, who discovered and systematically explained the "Lotus Effect". He was the first to use scanning electron microscopy technology to reveal the superhydrophobic self-cleaning mechanism of micron-scale plant surface structures. The relevant results have become highly cited classic documents in the fields of materials science and botany, and he is a pioneer in bionic research on plant surface effects.