Frederike Klimm

Project

Coiling in attachment systems of tendril climbers
Within the framework of the research project “GrowBot” (EU-funded under the grant agreement No. 824074; www.growbot.eu). I am interested in how coiling in tendrils of climbing plants occurs and which forces are generated by this movement. For this purpose I investigate the anatomy, morphology and mechanical properties during the development of the tendrils of different species of passion flowers (Passifloraceae).

First supervisor

Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck

Publications in livMatS

• Natural coil springs: biomechanics and morphology of the coiled tendrils of the climbing passion flower Passiflora discophora*
  Klimm, F., Thielen, M., Homburger, J., Modert, M., & Speck, T. (2024). Natural coil springs: Biomechanics and morphology of the coiled tendrils of the climbing passion flower Passiflora discophora. Acta Biomaterialia, 189, 478–490. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.10.002
• Force generation in the coiling tendrils of Passiflora caerulea
  Klimm, F., Speck, T. & Thielen, M. (2023): Force generation in the coiling tendrils of Passiflora caerulea. Advanced Science: 2301496. doi: 10.1002/advs.202301496
• Artificial tendrils mimicking plant movements by mismatching modulus and strain in core and shell*
  Farhan, M., Klimm, F., Thielen, M., Rešetič, A., Bastola, A., Behl, M., Speck, T. & Lendlein, A. (2023). Artificial tendrils mimicking plant movements by mismatching modulus and strain in core and shell. Advanced Materials, 2211902. doi: 10.1002/adma.202211902
• Plants as inspiration for material-based sensing and actuation in soft robots and machines*
  Speck, T., Cheng, T., Klimm, F., Menges, A., Poppinga, S., Speck, O., Tahouni, Y., Tauber, F., & Thielen, M. (2023). Plants as inspiration for material-based sensing and actuation in soft robots and machines. MRS Bulletin 48, 730 – 745. doi: 10.1557/s43577-022-00470-8
• Plants as inspiration for material-based sensing and actuation in soft robots and machines*
  Speck, T., Cheng, T., Klimm, F., Menges, A., Poppinga, S., Speck, O., Tahouni, Y., Tauber, F. & Thielen, M. (2023) Plants as inspiration for material-based sensing and actuation in soft robots and machines. MRS Bulletin. doi: 10.1557/s43577-022-00470-8
• Biomechanics of tendrils and adhesive pads of the climbing passionflower Passiflora discophora*
  Klimm, F., Schmier, S., Bohn, H. F., Kleiser, S., Thielen, M., & Speck, T. (2021). Biomechanics of tendrils and adhesive pads of the climbing passionflower Passiflora discophora. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73(2): 1190 – 1203. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erab456
  
  
  * Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy – EXC-2193/1 – 390951807