We present a simple, robust, biomimetic responsive surface based on controlled elastic nstabilities using an array of microlens shells as a surface geometry. The snap-through transition is
dictated by geometry, length-scale, and materials properties, thus
the transition time, triggering sensitivity, and magnitude change are
highly tunable. This video depicts the osmotically driven snap-through process of a microlens array. For more information, *D. P. Holmes* and A. J. Crosby. “Snapping Surfaces” *Advanced Materials*, 2007, 19 (21), 3589.
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