Dr. Frederike Klimm

Projects

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

Frederike Klimm completed her dissertation in December 2023.

Dissertation: Natural Coil Springs: Biomechanics, Functional Morphology and Anatomy of Passion Flower Tendrils

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