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Meiners, F., A. Geppert, and K. Tracht. "Adhäsive Vereinzelung von Mikrokugeln/Adhesive singling of micro spheres – Efficient procedure for singling and positioning for high throughput systems." wt Werkstattstechnik online 109, no. 11-12 (2019): 840–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2019-11-12-42.
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Die Handhabung von sphärischen Mikroproben stellt besondere Anforderungen an die Handhabung, aufgrund von Geometrie und Größe der Proben. Die Nutzung der Adhäsionskräfte, welche die Handhabung kleiner Teile in vielen Fällen erschweren, lassen sich hier vorteilhaft einsetzen. Eine Möglichkeit diesen Effekt zur gezielten Nutzung zu verstärken, beruht auf einer biomimetischen Nachbildung eines Gecko- oder Insektenfußes. In diesem Beitrag wird gezeigt, wie sich durch den Einsatz biomimetischer Strukturen sphärische Mikroproben vereinzeln und positionieren lassen. Ein geeigneter Aufbau wird vorgestellt und seine Möglichkeiten und Limitationen aufgezeigt. The handling of spherical micro samples places special demands on the handling system, which result from the geometry and size of the samples. The adhesion forces, which often complicate the handling of small parts, can also be used advantageously. One way of enhancing this effect for targeted use is based on a biomimetic replica of gecko or insect feet. This paper shows how spherical microsamples can be separated and positioned by using biomimetic structures. A suitable design is presented and its possibilities and limitations are shown.
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Chen, Bin, Xianghe Peng, Jinghong Fan, Z. Gao, and X. Wu. "The Spiry Layup of Insect Cuticle and Biomimetic Design(Biomimetics & Innovative Design)." Proceedings of the Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics : emerging science and technology in biomechanics 2004.1 (2004): 19–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmeapbio.2004.1.19.
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Graeff, Eliot, Nicolas Maranzana, and Améziane Aoussat. "Engineers’ and Biologists’ Roles during Biomimetic Design Processes, Towards a Methodological Symbiosis." Proceedings of the Design Society: International Conference on Engineering Design 1, no. 1 (July 2019): 319–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dsi.2019.35.
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AbstractThe strength of biomimetics comes from its ability to draw from life mechanisms and strategies to design innovative solutions. In spite of recent methodological progresses, more specifically on tools and processes, biomimetics' implementation still faces strong difficulties. Among other things, design teams have a hard time finding and selecting relevant biological strategies. Facing these challenges, we consider an alternative, yet well recognized, approach: the integration of profiles having a training in natural science within biomimetic design teams. As biologists aren't used to work in design teams, there is a need for a process actually guiding their practice in biomimetics and determining the way they will interact with the “traditional” design team. After studying the literature and asking for experts' opinion on the matter, we introduced a biomimetic design process considering this new profile as an integral part of biomimetic design teams. With the final goal of making biomimetics implementable, this proposed theoretical process is currently tested in both a student and an industrial project in order to optimize our methodological contribution with practical feedbacks.
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Terrier, Mathias, and Emmanuel. "BiomiMETRIC Assistance Tool: A Quantitative Performance Tool for Biomimetic Design." Biomimetics 4, no. 3 (July 10, 2019): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics4030049.
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: This article presents BiomiMETRIC, a quantitative performance tool for biomimetic design. This tool is developed as a complement to the standard ISO 18458 Biomimetics—terminology, concepts, and methodology to quantitatively evaluate the biomimetics performance of a design, a project, or a product. BiomiMETRIC is aimed to assist designers, architects, and engineers to facilitate the use of the biomimetic approach beyond the existing frameworks, and to provide an answer to the following question: How can a quantitative evaluation of biomimetic performance be carried out? The biomimetic quantitative performance tool provides a method of quantitative analysis by combining the biomimetic approach with the impact assessment methods used in life-cycle analysis. Biomimetic design is divided into eight steps. The seventh step deals with performance assessment, verifying that the concept developed is consistent with the 10 sustainable ecosystem principles proposed by the Biomimicry Institute. In the application of the biomimetic quantitative performance tool, stone wool and cork are compared as insulation materials used in biomimetic architecture projects to illustrate the relevance and added value of the tool. Although it is bio-based, cork has a lower biomimetic performance according to the indicators used by the biomimetic quantitative performance tool presented in this article.
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Speck, Olga, and Thomas Speck. "Biomimetics and Education in Europe: Challenges, Opportunities, and Variety." Biomimetics 6, no. 3 (August 4, 2021): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics6030049.
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Biomimetics is an interdisciplinary field of science that deals with the analysis and systematic transfer of biological insights into technical applications. Moreover, the development of biomimetic products helps to improve our understanding of biological concept generators (reverse biomimetics). What does this mean for the education of kindergarten children, pupils, students, teachers, and others interested in biomimetics? The challenge of biomimetics is to have a solid knowledge base in the scientific disciplines involved and the competency to be open-minded enough to develop innovative solutions. This apparently contradictory combination ensures the transfer of knowledge from biology to engineering and vice versa on the basis of a common language that is perfectly understandable to everyone, e.g., the language of models, algorithms, and complete mathematical formulations. The opportunity within biomimetics is its ability to arouse student interest in technology via the fascination inherent in biological solutions and to awaken enthusiasm for living nature via the understanding of technology. Collaboration in working groups promotes professional, social, and personal skills. The variety of biomimetics is mirrored by the large number of educational modules developed with respect to existing biomimetic products and methods.
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Menon, C., N. Lan, and D. Sameoto. "Towards a Methodical Approach to Implement Biomimetic Paradigms in the Design of Robotic Systems for Space Applications." Applied Bionics and Biomechanics 6, no. 1 (2009): 87–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/169781.
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Biomimetic design is considered a promising source of novel solutions to problems in space engineering and robotics in particular. With the maturing of this discipline, however, a need is identified: a more systematic approach to its application to reduce the element of chance in the design of biomimetic systems. A methodology is proposed to address this concern and provide a basis for further development of biomimetic design procedures. The application of this process is illustrated through case studies of ongoing biomimetics research with relevance to space robotics in the form of climbing robots utilising synthetic dry adhesives.
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Liu, Qiang, Bing Jian Zhang, and Hui Zhu. "Bio-Inspired Engineering: A Promising Technology for the Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Sculptures." Key Engineering Materials 460-461 (January 2011): 502–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.460-461.502.
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The conservation of historic stone buildings and sculptures is receiving growing attention from many fields because of increasing bad weathering. At present, special attentions are paid to development of new protective materials. In this paper, we review that some findings of crude protective film of biomimetic materials on the historic stone buildings and sculptures, discuss their biological origin, and propose an approach to prepare the protective agents through the biomimetic method. Moreover, an overview of the Principle of biomineraliztion and biomimetics syntheses is provided. Thus, it is dedicated that the biomimetic synthesis should have great potentialities in applied protective methods and should represent a new prospective in stone conservation.
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Bhushan, Bharat. "Nature's Nanotechnology." Mechanical Engineering 134, no. 12 (December 1, 2012): 28–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2012-dec-1.
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This article presents an overview of the emerging field of biomimetics. Biomimetics is highly interdisciplinary and is gaining a foothold in the scientific and technical arena. Biomimetics involves the understanding of biological functions, structures, and principles of various objects found in nature by biologists, physicists, chemists, and material scientists, and the design and fabrication of various materials and devices of commercial interest from bioinspiration. Today, biomimetic materials are moving out of the laboratory and into industrial applications. Significant advancements in nanofabrication allow engineers to replicate structures of interest in biomimetics using smart materials. The commercial applications include nanomaterials, nanodevices, and processes that may enable self-cleaning surfaces or pads that hang pictures without hooks or wires. Some of these applications may at first seem magical, but they simply are the result of applying science and engineering to uncovering the secrets of nature.
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Graeff, Eliot, Nicolas Maranzana, and Améziane Aoussat. "Biological Practices and Fields, Missing Pieces of the Biomimetics’ Methodological Puzzle." Biomimetics 5, no. 4 (November 18, 2020): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics5040062.
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Facing current biomimetics impediments, recent studies have supported the integration within biomimetic teams of a new actor having biological knowledge and know-how. This actor is referred to as the “biomimetician” in this article. However, whereas biology is often considered a homogenous whole in the methodological literature targeting biomimetics, it actually gathers fundamentally different fields. Each of these fields is structured around specific practices, tools, and reasoning. Based on this observation, we wondered which knowledge and know-how, and so biological fields, should characterize biomimeticians. Following the design research methodology, this article thus investigates the operational integration of two biological fields, namely ecology and phylogenetics, as a starting point in the establishment of the biomimetician’s biological tools and practices. After a descriptive phase identifying specific needs and potential conceptual bridges, we presented various ways of applying biological expertise during biomimetic processes in the prescriptive phase of the study. Finally, we discussed current limitations and future research axes.
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Teodorescu, Mirela. "Applied Biomimetics: A New Fresh Look of Textiles." Journal of Textiles 2014 (February 25, 2014): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/154184.
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Biomimetics is a new research field that deals with extraction and imitation of functional principles of nature and applying them in engineering. Due to the perfection of structures and mechanisms found in the natural world, scientists came to the conclusion that these may constitute reliable sources of inspiration and viable solutions for technological problems they face today. Industrial applications have rapidly developed. Trying to synthesize all information about this extremely large field, with branches in biology, physics, chemistry, and engineering, soon I realised that an exhaustive study is merely a utopia. Despite all that, the beauty and perfection of “inspiration sources” which led to the fabrication of many biomimetic prototypes encouraged me to approach with thrill and enthusiasm this fascinating domain, not in general, but in a more specific field, the textile field. After a brief introduction to Biomimetics and a historical review of it, there are presented some of the most important biomimetic textiles innovations, among which I mention fibrous structures, multifunctional surfaces, thermal insulating materials, and structurally coloured materials.
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Kohsaka, Ryo, Yoshinori Fujihira, and Yuta Uchiyama. "Biomimetics for business? Industry perceptions and patent application." Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management 10, no. 3 (October 2, 2019): 597–616. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jstpm-05-2018-0052.
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Purpose Biomimetics are expected to contribute to sustainable environmental management; however, there has been no exploration of industry perceptions by using empirical data. This study aims to identify the trends and perceptions of biomimetics. The industrial sectors in Japan and international patent application trends are analyzed. Design/methodology/approach An online survey to identify the perceptions of staff members in Japanese private companies (n = 276) was conducted. Japan is an emerging country in terms of the social implementation of biomimetics, and this paper can provide insights into other such countries. Findings It is identified that the strength of connections to biomimetics differs across industrial sectors. The respondents from companies that use nanoscale biomimetics tend to have the knowledge of, and experience in, biomimetics. Regarding the overall understanding of patent applications, Japanese private company employees require knowledge of patent application trends and country rankings as potential factors influencing the development of biomimetics. Social implications Knowledge transfer and sharing of experience among engineers and researchers of nanoscale technologies and urban scales are necessary to facilitate biomimetic advancement. Originality/value The results of the first survey and an analysis of the perceptions of staff members in private companies in Japan are provided to show the challenges in the social implementation of biomimetics. The results can be referred to for the social implementation of biomimetics in emerging countries. The method of this study can be applied to an international comparative analysis in future research.
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Uchiyama, Yuta, Eduardo Blanco, and Ryo Kohsaka. "Application of Biomimetics to Architectural and Urban Design: A Review across Scales." Sustainability 12, no. 23 (November 24, 2020): 9813. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12239813.
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Application of biomimetics has expanded progressively to other fields in recent years, including urban and architectural design, scaling up from materials to a larger scale. Besides its contribution to design and functionality through a long evolutionary process, the philosophy of biomimetics contributes to a sustainable society at the conceptual level. The aim of this review is to shed light on trends in the application of biomimetics to architectural and urban design, in order to identify potential issues and successes resulting from implementation. In the application of biomimetics to architectural design, parts of individual “organisms”, including their form and surface structure, are frequently mimicked, whereas in urban design, on a larger scale, biomimetics is applied to mimic whole ecosystems. The overall trends of the reviewed research indicate future research necessity in the field of on biomimetic application in architectural and urban design, including Biophilia and Material. As for the scale of the applications, the urban-scale research is limited and it is a promising research which can facilitate the social implementation of biomimetics. As for facilitating methods of applications, it is instrumental to utilize different types of knowledge, such as traditional knowledge, and providing scientific clarification of functions and systems based on reviews. Thus, interdisciplinary research is required additionally to reach such goals.
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Srinivasan, A. V., G. K. Haritos, F. L. Hedberg, and W. F. Jones. "Biomimetics: Advancing Man-Made Materials Through Guidance From Nature - An Update." Applied Mechanics Reviews 49, no. 10S (October 1, 1996): S194—S200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3101972.
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An update is provided on progress resulting from research programs supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) in biomimetics. The goal of these programs remains constant: to obtain significant improvements in aerospace materials and systems through the understanding and description of the evolutionarily-optimized structure and function of biological systems. The programs fall into three general categories: Biomimetic Materials Design, Biomimetic Processing, and Biomimetic Precision Sensing. Biomimetic material design efforts have focused on new concepts for the design of advanced composites with optimized mechanical properties to weight ratios, by studying the constituent properties, percentage, distribution, morphology, and contribution in biological materials. Types of biological materials under AFOSR-funded study include compact bone, tendon, and mollusk shells. Biomimetic processing programs have addressed biopolymer-mediated growth mechanisms of inorganic crystals with potential for highly selective control of electro-optical and electromagnetic properties, and also explored porous proteins as templates for nanolithography. Biomimetic precision sensing programs have addressed receptor composition and transduction mechanisms for auditory sensing in cochlea, and are most recently investigating receptor composition and transduction mechanisms for infrared sensing in snakes. Future considerations for research programs include better understanding of mechanisms involved in growth of biological materials in order to understand, describe, and more effectively mimic the complexities of their composition.
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Bhasin, Devesh, and Daniel McAdams. "The Characterization of Biological Organization, Abstraction, and Novelty in Biomimetic Design." Designs 2, no. 4 (December 11, 2018): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/designs2040054.
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Through billions of years of evolution, a latent record of successful and failed design practices has developed in nature. The endeavors to exploit this record have resulted in numerous successful products in various fields of engineering, including, but not limited to, networking, propulsion, surface engineering, and robotics. In this work, a study of existing biomimetic designs has been carried out by categorizing the designs according to the biological organizational level, the abstraction level, and a novelty measure. The criterion of novelty has been used as a partial measure of the quality of bio-inspired and biomimetic designs already introduced, or ready to be introduced to the market. Through this review and categorization, we recognize patterns in existing biomimetic and bio-inspired products by analyzing their cross-categorical distribution. Using the distribution, we identify the categories which yield novel bio-inspired designs. We also examine the distribution to identify less explored areas of bio-inspired design. Additionally, this study is a step forward in aiding the practitioners of biomimetics in identifying the categories which yield the highest novelty products in their area of interest.
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Cui, Bingyan, Liwen Chen, Yongtao Xie, and Zhijun Wang. "Kinematic Decoupling Analysis and Design of a Biomimetic Robotic Elbow Joint." Applied Bionics and Biomechanics 2018 (2018): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4613230.
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The research of a biomimetic robotic manipulator is based on the flexible characteristics of the human upper limb joint, and a biomimetic robotic elbow joint plays a very significant role in the kinematic control of the biomimetic robotic manipulator. Most robotic elbow joints encountered today have a common disadvantage of bad neutrality, low rotational capability, and poor biomimetics. To overcome some difficulties, this paper presents a novel biomimetic robotic elbow joint. The structural model of the elbow joint is described, and the position equation is solved. Secondly, the kinematic equation of the elbow joint is established, the kinematic decoupling performance evaluation index of the elbow joint is defined, the kinematic decoupling characteristics of the elbow joint are analyzed, and the kinematic decoupling performance map in the workspace is drawn. Thirdly, using the spatial model theory, the structural parameters of the elbow joint are optimized, the structural parameters are selected by the Monte Carlo method, and the novel biomimetic robotic elbow joint is designed. The analysis results showing the kinematic decoupling performance of the elbow joint are symmetrical and the kinematic decoupling performance decreases with the increase of the angle, and there is a good kinematic decoupling in the workspace of about 35% in the vicinity of the initial position. When the structural parameters of the elbow joint are Re1=90 mm, Re2=70 mm, and Re3=30 mm, the elbow joint has a very good kinematic decoupling. This paper can lay a foundation for further analysis and research of the biomimetic robotic elbow joint.
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Aversa, Raffaella, Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu, Antonio Apicella, and Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu. "Biologically structured materials." Independent Journal of Management & Production 11, no. 4 (August 1, 2020): 1119. http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v11i4.950.
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Biomimetics, biomechanics, and tissue engineering are three multidisciplinary fields that have been contemplated in this research to attain the objective of improving prosthetic implants reliability. Since testing and mathematical methods are closely interlaced, a promising approach seemed to be the combination of in vitro and in vivo experiments with computer simulations (in silico). An innovative biomimetics and biomechanics approach, and a new synthetic structure providing a microenvironment, which is mechanically coherent and nutrient conducive for tissue osteoblast cell cultures used in regenerative medicine, are presented. The novel hybrid ceramic-polymeric nanocomposites are mutually investigated by finite element analysis (FEA) biomimetic modeling, anatomic reconstruction, quantitative-computed-tomography characterization, computer design of tissue scaffold. The starting base materials are a class of innovative highly bioactive hybrid ceramic-polymeric materials set-up by the proponent research group that will be used as a bioactive matrix for the preparation of in situ bio-mineralized techno- structured porous nanocomposites. This study treats biomimetics, biomechanics and tissue engineering as strongly correlated multidisciplinary fields combined to design bone tissue scaffolds. The growth, maintenance, and ossification of bone are fundamental and are regulated by the mechanical cues that are imposed by physical activities: this biomimetic/biomechanical approach will be pursued in designing the experimental procedures for in vitro scaffold mineralization and ossification. Bio-tissue mathematical modeling serves as a central repository to interface design, simulation, and tissue fabrication. Finite element computer analyses will be used to study the role of local tissue mechanics on endochondral ossification patterns, skeletal morphology and mandible thickness distributions using single and multi-phase continuum material representations of clinical cases of patients implanted with the traditional protocols. New protocols will be hypothesized for the use of the new biologically techno-structured hybrid materials.
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Sedó, Josep, Javier Saiz-Poseu, Felix Busqué, and Daniel Ruiz-Molina. "Biomimetics: Catechol-Based Biomimetic Functional Materials (Adv. Mater. 5/2013)." Advanced Materials 25, no. 5 (February 5, 2013): 792. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201370029.
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Sartori, Julian, Ujjwal Pal, and Amaresh Chakrabarti. "A methodology for supporting “transfer” in biomimetic design." Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 24, no. 4 (October 25, 2010): 483–506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0890060410000351.
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AbstractBiomimetics involves transfer from one or more biological examples to a technical system. This study addresses four questions. What are the essential steps in a biomimetic process? What is transferred? How can the transferred knowledge be structured in a way useful for biologists and engineers? Which guidelines can be given to support transfer in biomimetic design processes? In order to identify the essential steps involved in carrying out biomimetics, several procedures found in the literature were summarized, and four essential steps that are common across these procedures were identified. For identification of mechanisms for transfer, 20 biomimetic examples were collected and modeled according to a model of causality called the SAPPhIRE model. These examples were then analyzed for identifying the underlying similarity between each biological and corresponding analogue technical system. Based on the SAPPhIRE model, four levels of abstraction at which transfer takes place were identified. Taking into account similarity, the biomimetic examples were assigned to the appropriate levels of abstraction of transfer. Based on the essential steps and the levels of transfer, guidelines for supporting transfer in biomimetic design were proposed and evaluated using design experiments. The 20 biological and analogue technical systems that were analyzed were similar in the physical effects used and at the most abstract levels of description of their functionality, but they were the least similar at the lowest levels of abstraction: the parts involved. Transfer most often was carried out at the physical effect level of abstraction. Compared to a generic set of guidelines based on the literature, the proposed guidelines improved design performance by about 60%. Further, the SAPPhIRE model turned out to be a useful representation for modeling complex biological systems and their functionality. Databases of biological systems, which are structured using the SAPPhIRE model, have the potential to aid biomimetic concept generation.
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Green, David W., Tazuko K. Goto, Kye-Seong Kim, and Han-Sung Jung. "Calcifying tissue regeneration via biomimetic materials chemistry." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 11, no. 101 (December 6, 2014): 20140537. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0537.
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Materials chemistry is making a fundamental impact in regenerative sciences providing many platforms for tissue development. However, there is a surprising paucity of replacements that accurately mimic the structure and function of the structural fabric of tissues or promote faithful tissue reconstruction. Methodologies in biomimetic materials chemistry have shown promise in replicating morphologies, architectures and functional building blocks of acellular mineralized tissues dentine, enamel and bone or that can be used to fully regenerate them with integrated cell populations. Biomimetic materials chemistry encompasses the two processes of crystal formation and mineralization of crystals into inorganic formations on organic templates. This review will revisit the successes of biomimetics materials chemistry in regenerative medicine, including coccolithophore simulants able to promote in vivo bone formation. In-depth knowledge of biomineralization throughout evolution informs the biomimetic materials chemist of the most effective techniques for regenerative framework construction exemplified via exploitation of liquid crystals (LCs) and complex self-organizing media. Therefore, a new innovative direction would be to create chemical environments that perform reaction–diffusion exchanges as the basis for building complex biomimetic inorganic structures. This has evolved widely in biology, as have LCs, serving as self-organizing templates in pattern formation of structural biomaterials. For instance, a study is highlighted in which artificially fabricated chiral LCs, made from bacteriophages are transformed into a faithful copy of enamel. While chemical-based strategies are highly promising at creating new biomimetic structures there are limits to the degree of complexity that can be generated. Thus, there may be good reason to implement living or artificial cells in ‘morphosynthesis’ of complex inorganic constructs. In the future, cellular construction is probably key to instruct building of ultimate biomimetic hierarchies with a totality of functions.
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Gebeshuber, I. C., P. Gruber, and M. Drack. "A gaze into the crystal ball: Biomimetics in the year 2059." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 223, no. 12 (October 21, 2009): 2899–918. http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/09544062jmes1563.
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Biomimetics is a field that has the potential to drive major technical advances. It might substantially support successful mastering of major global challenges. In the first part of the article, the current state of biomimetics is reviewed, and goals and visions of biomimetics are presented. Subsequently, possible biomimetic scenarios to overcome the major global challenges, as indicated by the Millennium Project, are envisaged. Those of the 15 challenges (sustainable development, water, population and resources, democratization, long-term perspectives, information technology, the rich—poor gap, health, capacity to decide, peace and conflict, status of women, transnational crime, energy, science and technology, and global ethics) where biomimetics might provide relevant contributions are considered in more detail. The year 2059 will mark the 100th anniversary of Part C of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. By this time, some of these challenges will hopefully have been successfully dealt with, possibly with major contribution from biomimetics. A new Leitwissenschaft and a new type of ‘biological technology’ are emerging, and in biology more and more causation and natural laws are being uncovered. In order to estimate the fields of biology from which technical innovations are likely to appear, the amount of causal knowledge is estimated by comparing it with correlational knowledge in the respective fields. In some fields of biology, such as biochemistry and physiology, the amount of causal laws is high, whereas in fields such as developmental biology and ecology, we are just at the beginning. However, sometimes ideas and inspirations can also stem from nature when the causations are not known. The biomimetic approach might change the research landscape and the engineering culture dramatically, by the blending of disciplines (interdisciplinarity). The term ‘technoscience’ denotes the field where science and technology are inseparably interconnected, the trend goes from papers to patents, and the scientific ‘search for truth’ is increasingly replaced by search for applications with a potential economic value. Although the trend in many scientific fields goes towards applications for the market, a lot of disciplines will stick to the traditional picture of science. An open question left to the future is whether the one development or the other (technoscience or pure science) is an advantage for the future of humans. In the subsequent section, the article gives information about organizations active in biomimetics. It shows the relevance of biomimetics on a global scale, and gives reasons for promoting transdisciplinary learning. Increasing interdisciplinarity calls for novel ways to educate the young. Brian Cambourne's ‘Conditions of Learning’ theory is recommended in this respect. This dynamic and evolving model for literacy learning comprises the concepts immersion, demonstration, engagement, expectations, responsibility, employment, approximation, and response. Each of these conditions supports both the student and the teacher in their discovery of learning, helps provide a context within which to learn, and creates an interactive and dynamic experience between the learner and the content. In the year 2059, researchers and developers who routinely think across boundaries shall successfully implement knowledge in solving the major challenges of their time!
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Bae, Hyung Jong, Sangwook Bae, Cheolheon Park, Sangkwon Han, Junhoi Kim, Lily Nari Kim, Kibeom Kim, Suk-Heung Song, Wook Park, and Sunghoon Kwon. "Biomimetics: Biomimetic Microfingerprints for Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies (Adv. Mater. 12/2015)." Advanced Materials 27, no. 12 (March 2015): 2123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201570084.
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He, Jianhui, and Yonghua Zhang. "Development and Motion Testing of a Robotic Ray." Journal of Robotics 2015 (2015): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/791865.
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Biomimetics takes nature as a model for inspiration to immensely help abstract new principles and ideas to develop various devices for real applications. In order to improve the stability and maneuvering of biomimetic fish like underwater propulsors, we selected bluespotted ray that propel themselves by taking advantage of their pectoral fins as target. First, a biomimetic robotic undulating fin driven propulsor was built based on the simplified pectoral structure of living bluespotted ray. The mechanical structure and control circuit were then presented. The fin undulating motion patterns, fin ray angle, and fin shape to be investigated are briefly introduced. Later, the kinematic analysis of fin ray and the whole fin is discussed. The influence of various kinematic parameters and morphological parameters on the average propulsion velocity of the propulsor was analyzed. Finally, we conclude that the average propulsion velocity generally increases with the increase of kinematic parameters such as frequency, amplitude, and wavelength, respectively. Moreover, it also has a certain relationship with fin undulating motion patterns, fin ray angle, fin shape, and fin aspect ratio.
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Shah, Deepa N. "The Biomimetic Restorative Approach." Dental Update 48, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/denu.2021.48.1.13.
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Significant changes in prosthodontic considerations, with a movement away from traditional restorations and an emphasis on preservation of tooth structure, have led to the development of the concept of biomimetics in restorative dentistry. The idea of being able to design restorations, which are able to restore accurately the biomechanical, structural and aesthetic integrity of the biomechanically weakened tooth, has been embraced and adopted by clinicians globally. By combining key prosthodontic principles relating to occlusal design and the control of forces on teeth and restorations, together with minimally invasive adhesive dentistry, we are able to predictably restore the function and aesthetics of damaged dentitions without the need for aggressive tooth structure removal. Advances in dental materials science allowing minimal preparations and restorations that are strong and durable in thin section, as well as advances in adhesive dentistry have meant that the biomimetic restoration of teeth is no longer a novel concept, but something that we should all be applying as conservative and restorative dentists. CPD/Clinical Relevance: This paper describes the rationale and clinical protocols involved in the application of biomimetic restorative dentistry.
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Avcıoğlu, Banu Çiçek, and Hüdayim Başak. "Increasing efficiency with biomimetic approach in thermoregulative building envelope strategies supporting internal thermal comfort." World Journal of Environmental Research 10, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/wjer.v10i2.5347.
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There has been a plea for sustainable use of resources since the twentieth century. Buildings are known to consume forty percent of the world’s resources. Resources such as gas, oil, coal and electrical energy used in heating, cooling and ventilation of buildings are limited, as well as causing air pollution and climate change. For this reason, the energy resources used in the buildings should be used effectively, considering environmental concerns. The aim of this study is to describe the shift in efficient use of energy in buildings using a biomimetic approach in thermoregulative building envelope strategies that support internal thermal comfort. In this study, passive systems integrated into buildings which use solar energy, one of the renewable energy sources for heating, cooling and ventilation purposes have been examined. The methods followed by nature in using solar energy are discussed with the biomimetic approach and suggestions have been made to support the increase of energy efficiency by applying the obtained teachings to passive building envelopes. Keywords: biomimetics; building envelope; kinetic building envelope; passive strategies; Thermal comfort
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Warsinke, Axel, Kristian Lettau, Deljana Werner, Burkhard Micheel, and Young-Keun Kwak. "Biomimetische Binder und Katalysatoren für die Sensorik (Biomimetic Binders and Catalysts for Sensorics)." tm - Technisches Messen 70, no. 12-2003 (December 2003): 585–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1524/teme.70.12.585.20267.
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Marino, Tiziana, Maria Grazia Fortino, Nino Russo, Marirosa Toscano, and Marta Erminia Alberto. "Computational Mechanistic Insights on the NO Oxidation Reaction Catalyzed by Non-Heme Biomimetic Cr-N-Tetramethylated Cyclam Complexes." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 16 (August 14, 2019): 3955. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20163955.
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The conversion reaction of NO to NO3− ion catalyzed by the end-on [Cr(III)(n-TMC)(O2)(Cl)]+ superoxo and side-on [Cr(IV)(n-TMC)(O2)(Cl)]+ peroxo non-heme complexes (n = 12, 13, 14 and 15), which are biomimetic systems of nitric oxide dioxygenases (NODs), has been explored using a computational protocol in the framework of density functional theory. Results show that the potential energy profiles for the studied reactions lie above the reagent energies, regardless of the used catalyst. Both the O-O bond breaking in the biomimetics and the NO3− ion formation require low energy barriers suggesting an efficient catalytic power of the studied systems. The rate-determining step depends on ligand size.
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Boßmann, Stefan, Heinz Dürr, and Eduard Mayer. "Biomimetische Photosysteme zur sakrifiziellen Wasserreduktion / Novel Biomimetic Systems for Visible Light Induced Water Reduction." Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 48, no. 3 (March 1, 1993): 369–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/znb-1993-0317.
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Novel microheterogeneous systems for the direct photoreduction of water using visible light in analogy to the photochemical reaction center of Rhodopseudomonas viridis are described in detail. These physical model systems for photosynthesis feature the recently synthesized bisheteroleptic metal complexes [Ru(bpy)2(PP)]Cl2, [Ru(bpy)2(PPB)]Cl2, [Ru(bpy)2(PPB-pCl)]Cl2 and [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2, adsorbed on a negatively charged SiO2—TiO2-colloid, the zwitterionic electron relay PVS and a long-term stable and highly efficient TiO2—Pt-“antenna” catalyst as well as TEOA as sacrificial electron donor.Evidence for the directed absorption of the sensitizers on the SiO2—TiO2-colloid is taken from UV-VIS-measurements, steady-state luminescence-spectroscopy and the quantum yields for PVS-reduction.The hydrogen production in the presence of the SiO2—TiO2-colloid is clearly enhanced and proofs the validity of the underlying concept of physical model systems for photosynthesis.
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Josa-Culleré, Laia, Antti Lahdenperä, Aubert Ribaucourt, Georg Höfler, Serena Gargiulo, Yuan-Yang Liu, Jian-He Xu, et al. "Synthetic Biomimetic Coenzymes and Alcohol Dehydrogenases for Asymmetric Catalysis." Catalysts 9, no. 3 (February 26, 2019): 207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal9030207.
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Redox reactions catalyzed by highly selective nicotinamide-dependent oxidoreductases are rising to prominence in industry. The cost of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide coenzymes has led to the use of well-established elaborate regeneration systems and more recently alternative synthetic biomimetic cofactors. These biomimetics are highly attractive to use with ketoreductases for asymmetric catalysis. In this work, we show that the commonly studied cofactor analogue 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) can be used with alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) under certain conditions. First, we carried out the rhodium-catalyzed recycling of BNAH with horse liver ADH (HLADH), observing enantioenriched product only with unpurified enzyme. Then, a series of cell-free extracts and purified ketoreductases were screened with BNAH. The use of unpurified enzyme led to product formation, whereas upon dialysis or further purification no product was observed. Several other biomimetics were screened with various ADHs and showed no or very low activity, but also no inhibition. BNAH as a hydride source was shown to directly reduce nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) to NADH. A formate dehydrogenase could also mediate the reduction of NAD from BNAH. BNAH was established to show no or very low activity with ADHs and could be used as a hydride donor to recycle NADH.
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Speck, Olga, and Thomas Speck. "An Overview of Bioinspired and Biomimetic Self-Repairing Materials." Biomimetics 4, no. 1 (March 20, 2019): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics4010026.
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During the 3.8 billion years of biological evolution, a multitude of functional principles has been developed in all kingdoms of life enabling the sealing and healing of diverse types of damage. Inspired by this treasure trove, biologists and engineers have become increasingly interested in learning from biological insights for the development of self-repairing materials. In this review, particular attention is paid to the systematic transfer of knowledge from wound reactions in biological role models to technical applications with self-repair function. This knowledge transfer includes bioinspiration in terms of the conscious implementation of an idea from nature or biomimetics in the form of a systematic transfer of underlying functional principles found in selected biological role models. The current overview presents a selection of breakthroughs regarding bioinspired or biomimetic self-repairing materials, including the initial basic publications and the recent publications of the last eight years. Each reviewed publication is presented with reference to three key criteria: (i) self-repair mechanisms in plants or animals as role models; (ii) knowledge transfer from living nature to technology; and (iii) bioinspired or biomimetic materials with self-repair function. Finally, damage control is discussed with a focus on damage prevention and damage management.
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Yu, Yue, Hui Wen, Jingyun Ma, Simon Lykkemark, Hui Xu, and Jianhua Qin. "Biomimetics: Flexible Fabrication of Biomimetic Bamboo-Like Hybrid Microfibers (Adv. Mater. 16/2014)." Advanced Materials 26, no. 16 (April 2014): 2449. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201470102.
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Doroftei, Ioan, and Florentina Adăscălitei. "A Hexapod Walking Micro-Robot with Compliant Legs." Applied Mechanics and Materials 162 (March 2012): 234–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.162.234.
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The conventional mechanisms with stiff joints make the robots more complex, heavy, large and expensive. As walking robots are requested to perform tasks in rough terrain, the development of actuators capable to flexibly adapt to the unstructured environment becomes more and more necessary. Biological mechanisms like legs with high effectiveness and developing high forces are very common in nature. This is why introducing such structures in robotics is one of the most popular research in biomimetics. A wide variety of artificial muscles as actuators in robotics have been investigated till now. Shape Memory Alloys are a category of such artificial muscles which can be used as actuators in the structure of a biomimetic walking robot. In this paper, mechanisms that can convert the small strain of a SMA wire into large motion, used as legs for a hexapod walking micro-robot, are discussed.
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Ingram, A. L., and A. R. Parker. "A review of the diversity and evolution of photonic structures in butterflies, incorporating the work of John Huxley (The Natural History Museum, London from 1961 to 1990)." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 363, no. 1502 (March 10, 2008): 2465–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2007.2258.
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The photonic structures of butterfly wings are among the most anatomically diverse of all those in nature, giving rise to an unrivalled display of structural colours. These have recently become the focus of research by workers in a variety of disciplines, stimulated by their potential applications to technology (‘biomimetics’). This interest, together with the discovery of unpublished electron micrographs taken by the late Dr John Huxley (Natural History Museum, London), prompted this review of butterfly photonics in general. The current work provides a synopsis of the literature to date, covering the diversity and evolution of these optical structures and incorporating Huxley's work, which represents an important biomimetic and evolutionary database on its own. This review deals with butterfly photonic devices according to the parts of the butterfly scales on which they occur. In this way, the information is ripe for evolutionary study.
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Fish, F. E. "Limits of Nature and Advances of Technology: What Does Biomimetics Have to Offer to Aquatic Robots?" Applied Bionics and Biomechanics 3, no. 1 (2006): 49–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/506474.
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In recent years, the biomimetic approach has been utilized as a mechanism for technological advancement in the field of robotics. However, there has not been a full appreciation of the success and limitations of biomimetics. Similarities between natural and engineered systems are exhibited by convergences, which define environmental factors, which impinge upon design, and direct copying that produces innovation through integration of natural and artificial technologies. Limitations of this integration depend on the structural and mechanical differences of the two technologies and on the process by which each technology arises. The diversity of organisms that arose through evolutionary descent does not necessarily provide all possible solutions of optimal functions. However, in instances where organisms exhibit superior performance to engineered systems, features of the organism can be targeted for technology transfer. In this regard, cooperation between biologists and engineers is paramount.
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de Souza, Euzébio D., and Eduardo José Lima II. "Autonomic Computing in a Biomimetic Algorithm for Robots Dedicated to Rehabilitation of Ankle." International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing 9, no. 1 (January 2017): 48–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijghpc.2017010105.
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Human mobility is the key element of everyday life, its reduction or loss deeply affects daily activities. In assisted rehabilitation, robotic devices have focuses on the biomechanics of motor control. However, biomechanics does not study the neurological and physiological processes related to normal gait. Biomimetics combined with biomechanics, can generate a more efficient stimulation of the motor cortex and the locomotor system. The highest efficiency obtained through torque generation models, based on the physiological response of muscles and bones to reaction forces, together with control techniques based on autonomic computation. An autonomic control algorithm has a self-adjusting behaviour, ensuring patient safety and robot operation without the continuous monitoring of the physiotherapist. Thus, this work will identify the elements that characterize the physiological stimuli related to normal human gait, focusing on the ankle joint, aiming the development of biomimetic algorithms for robots for rehabilitation of the lower limbs.
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Ayers, Joseph. "Underwater Vehicles Based on Biological Intelligence." Mechanical Engineering 138, no. 03 (March 1, 2016): S6—S10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2016-mar-7.
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This article discusses various aspects of underwater vehicles based on biological intelligence. Recent advances in biomimetics have made it feasible to integrate underwater robots that capture the performance advantages of their animal model. In the biomimetic robots, neurons and synapses are represented as structures, and the equations for each element are updated asynchronously at discrete times in a run-time loop. Search vectors composed of a heading and a distance monitored by a compass and visual odometry can organize the autonomous behavior of the vehicles, and these supervisory commands can be transmitted to the vehicle via sonar by a human operator or random search algorithm. The biological intelligence system that is being researched and developed can mediate supervised reactive autonomy through neuronal integrative processes in networks. The networks of biological intelligence represent a viable alternative to the algorithms of artificial intelligence in the achievement of robotic autonomy.
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Navarro, Alejandro Rodríguez, Wolfgang Schmahl, and Manuel Prieto. "Biomineralization and biomimetic materials: Preface." European Journal of Mineralogy 26, no. 4 (September 3, 2014): 455–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2014/0026-2399.
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Ramawangsa, Panji Anom, and Atik Prihatiningrum. "BIOMIMETIK: PENERAPAN METODE ANALOGI NACHTIGALL PADA LIPATAN BIDANG SUN SHADING." Jurnal Arsitektur ARCADE 4, no. 1 (March 20, 2020): 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.31848/arcade.v4i1.375.
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Abstract: Sun glare has a negative effect on the visual comfort of residents in buildings. Sun shading is a building device that functions to reduce and control the sunlight that enters the building space. Biomimetics is a science that combines technology and natural characteristics into new forms of products in solving problems faced by humans. The Nachtigall analogy method is a biomimetic transfer method that balances the function or behavior of several different objects by emphasizing natural shapes into the design. The conclusion that can be obtained is the process of analogy transfer method in the folds of Putri Malu plant leaf limbs applied to the form of sun shading can be used with the help of kinetic technology.Keyword: Analogy, Glare, Sun ShadingAbstrak: Silau matahari memberikan efek negatif bagi kenyamanan visual penghuni di dalam bangunan. Sun shading merupakan perangkat bangunan yang berfungsi untuk mereduksi dan mengontrol cahaya matahari yang masuk ke dalam ruangan bangunan. Biomimetik merupakan ilmu yang menggabungkan teknologi dan karakteristik alam menjadi bentuk produk yang baru dalam memecahkan masalah yang di hadapi manusia. Metode analogi Nachtigall merupakan salah satu metode transfer biomimetic yang menyetarakan fungsi atau perilaku dari beberapa benda yang berbeda dengan menitik beratkan bentuk alam ke dalam desain. Kesimpulan yang di dapat adalah proses metode transfer analogi pada lipatan tungkai daun tumbuhan Putri Malu yang di aplikasikan ke bentuk sun shading dapat digunakan dengan bantuan teknologi kinetik.Kata Kunci: Analogi, Silau, Sun Shading
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Barthlott, W., M. Mail, and C. Neinhuis. "Superhydrophobic hierarchically structured surfaces in biology: evolution, structural principles and biomimetic applications." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 374, no. 2073 (August 6, 2016): 20160191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2016.0191.
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A comprehensive survey of the construction principles and occurrences of superhydrophobic surfaces in plants, animals and other organisms is provided and is based on our own scanning electron microscopic examinations of almost 20 000 different species and the existing literature. Properties such as self-cleaning (lotus effect), fluid drag reduction (Salvinia effect) and the introduction of new functions (air layers as sensory systems) are described and biomimetic applications are discussed: self-cleaning is established, drag reduction becomes increasingly important, and novel air-retaining grid technology is introduced. Surprisingly, no evidence for lasting superhydrophobicity in non-biological surfaces exists (except technical materials). Phylogenetic trees indicate that superhydrophobicity evolved as a consequence of the conquest of land about 450 million years ago and may be a key innovation in the evolution of terrestrial life. The approximate 10 million extant species exhibit a stunning diversity of materials and structures, many of which are formed by self-assembly, and are solely based on a limited number of molecules. A short historical survey shows that bionics (today often called biomimetics) dates back more than 100 years. Statistical data illustrate that the interest in biomimetic surfaces is much younger still. Superhydrophobicity caught the attention of scientists only after the extreme superhydrophobicity of lotus leaves was published in 1997. Regrettably, parabionic products play an increasing role in marketing. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Bioinspired hierarchically structured surfaces for green science’.
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Hasan, Md Syam, and Michael Nosonovsky. "Lotus Effect and Friction: Does Nonsticky Mean Slippery?" Biomimetics 5, no. 2 (June 12, 2020): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics5020028.
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Lotus-effect-based superhydrophobicity is one of the most celebrated applications of biomimetics in materials science. Due to a combination of controlled surface roughness (surface patterns) and low-surface energy coatings, superhydrophobic surfaces repel water and, to some extent, other liquids. However, many applications require surfaces which are water-repellent but provide high friction. An example would be highway or runway pavements, which should support high wheel–pavement traction. Despite a common perception that making a surface non-wet also makes it slippery, the correlation between non-wetting and low friction is not always direct. This is because friction and wetting involve many mechanisms and because adhesion cannot be characterized by a single factor. We review relevant adhesion mechanisms and parameters (the interfacial energy, contact angle, contact angle hysteresis, and specific fracture energy) and discuss the complex interrelation between friction and wetting, which is crucial for the design of biomimetic functional surfaces.
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Nosonovsky, Michael, and Bharat Bhushan. "Green tribology: principles, research areas and challenges." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 368, no. 1929 (October 28, 2010): 4677–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0200.
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In this introductory paper for the Theme Issue on green tribology, we discuss the concept of green tribology and its relation to other areas of tribology as well as other ‘green’ disciplines, namely, green engineering and green chemistry. We formulate the 12 principles of green tribology: the minimization of (i) friction and (ii) wear, (iii) the reduction or complete elimination of lubrication, including self-lubrication, (iv) natural and (v) biodegradable lubrication, (vi) using sustainable chemistry and engineering principles, (vii) biomimetic approaches, (viii) surface texturing, (ix) environmental implications of coatings, (x) real-time monitoring, (xi) design for degradation, and (xii) sustainable energy applications. We further define three areas of green tribology: (i) biomimetics for tribological applications, (ii) environment-friendly lubrication, and (iii) the tribology of renewable-energy application. The integration of these areas remains a primary challenge for this novel area of research. We also discuss the challenges of green tribology and future directions of research.
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Shyian, Igor, Oleksiy Demchenko, Alla Companyets, and Alyona Chorna. "Principles of the development of a model of a combat vehicle by means of biomimetic." Ukrainian Journal of Educational Studies and Information Technology 6, no. 2 (June 30, 2018): 27–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.32919/uesit.2018.02.03.
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All biological organisms are endowed with diverse properties, technologies, functions, characteristics, qualities that allow them to solve the problems of survival in the environment. These problems are often equivalent to those faced by people when creating conditions for improving their own lives.
Biomimetics is the study of nature and natural phenomena to understand the principles of underlying mechanisms, to obtain ideas from nature, and to apply concepts that may benefit science, engineering, and medicine. Examples of biomimetic studies include fluid-drag reduction swimsuits inspired by the structure of shark’s skin, velcro fasteners modeled on burrs, shape of airplanes developed from the look of birds, and stable building structures copied from the backbone of turban shells. One of the most promising areas of using biomimetic technology today is innovation in the military industry.
The article is devoted to the development of the model military model by means bamc on the basis of scolopendra. Illuminated the concept bamsr and considered by the development on the basis of the method bamsr. The principles for developing a model of a prototype of a combat vehicle are analyzed. Comparative analysis of the characteristics of scolopendra and scorpion in the context of the requirements for a model of a combat vehicle. Enjoyed the description of the prototype combat vehicle based on the fusion characteristics of scolopendra. Identified and evaluated the practical ability of the combat vehicle. Built prototype models of multi-purpose combat vehicle, based on the principle of modularity, degree of protection, mobility, flexible system of movement and firepower.
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Cho, Changhyun, and Yongkwun Lee. "Biomimetic Hand with Dual Actuation Scheme." Abstracts of the international conference on advanced mechatronics : toward evolutionary fusion of IT and mechatronics : ICAM 2010.5 (2010): 404–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmeicam.2010.5.404.
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Feng, Bo, A. Liu, N. Wu, Jie Weng, Shu Xin Qu, Jian Xin Wang, and Xiong Lu. "Nano-HA Coating on Titanium Surface Fabricated by Modulation of Self-Assembled Monolayer and Bovine Serum Albumin." Materials Science Forum 561-565 (October 2007): 1529–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.561-565.1529.
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Bone-like hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings were fabricated on titanium implants by a self-assembled technique and biomimetic method. After titanium plates were oxidized in a mixture of H2SO4/H2O2, a hexadecanoic acid self-assembled onto titanium surfaces. Contact angles of water and tricresyl phosphate on the surfaces were measured to characterize the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) and confirm the presence of the functional group. The titanium plates with SAM were used to fabricate HA coatings. In the simulate body fluid (SBF) with and without bovine serum albumin (BSA), Ca2+ and PO4 3- ions could spontaneously deposit onto the titanium surfaces and form bone-like HA coatings. The morphology, component and structure of samples were examined by scanning electronic microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results suggested that the SAM can induce the formation of the nano-HA coating with a network and microporous structure. For the biomimetical HA coating induced by HDA-SAM, BSA could modulate the growth of HA crystal and decreased the grain size.
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Lipkowski, Jacek. "Biomimetics a New Paradigm for Surface Electrochemistry." Review of Polarography 58, no. 2 (2012): 63–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5189/revpolarography.58.63.
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Sarikaya, Mehmet. "Organic-inorganic interfaces in biological composites." Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America 52 (1994): 426–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0424820100169869.
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Biological hard tissues, such as bone, dentin, and mollusk shells, are composite materials incorporating an organic matrix and inorganic crystallites in a complex nano- and micro-architectural forms. The interest of physical sciences in biological composites stems from the fact that these materials are self assembled in an hierarchical fashion from molecular to macro scale, and that the resulting assemblies have properties that far exceed those of current synthetic materials of similar elemental or phase compositions. The objective of biomimetics is to either mimick structures of biological composites, biomimicking, or use the synthesis methodologies of organisms to produce new materials, bioduplication. In a biocomposite, substructure and crystallography of the inorganic component are highly ordered, its morphology and shape are species specific; these are all thought to be regulated by the organic matrix. The understanding of ructural relationship between the organic and ceramic components of a biological composite, therefore, is fundamental both to the understanding of mechanisms of biomineralization and to biomimetic design and synthesis of novel engineering materials. These issues will be addressed in the present paper.
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Shiels, Paul G., Johanna Painer, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Richard J. Johnson, Jaime J. Miranda, and Peter Stenvinkel. "Manipulating the exposome to enable better ageing." Biochemical Journal 478, no. 14 (July 28, 2021): 2889–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bcj20200958.
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The sum total of life course exposures creates an exposome that has a significant impact on age-related health. Understanding the interplay between exposome factors and the (epi) genome, offers pertinent insights into the ageing process and its relationship with the accumulation of allostatic load. We propose to exploit this to develop a biomimetic approach that will provide insight into how evolution through natural selection in other species has solved many age related human health issues. In particular, we will emphasise the need to reconnect a more mechanistic approach to medical science with a broader natural sciences approach, using biomimetics to mitigate the global burden of age related ill health. In particular, we will discuss how such an approach indicates leverage of the activities of the Nrf 2 gene to enhance health span via reintroduction of the classical ‘Food as Medicine’ concept, including modulation of the microbiome and the creation of more salutogenic and biophilic environments. Additionally, we will discuss how this approach integrates with novel and developing senotherapies.
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Shapkin, Nikolay P., Evgeniy K. Papynov, Alexandr E. Panasenko, Irina G. Khalchenko, Vitaly Yu Mayorov, Anatoliy L. Drozdov, Natalya V. Maslova, and Igor Yu Buravlev. "Synthesis of Porous Biomimetic Composites: A Sea Urchin Skeleton Used as a Template." Applied Sciences 11, no. 19 (September 24, 2021): 8897. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11198897.
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The paper presents an original method for the template synthesis of biomimetic porous composites using polyferrophenylsiloxane (PFPS) and the skeleton of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius as a structuring template. The study aimed to form an organosilicon base of a composite with an inverted structure relative to the original structure of the sea urchin shell with a period of structure movement of about 20 µm and ceramic composites fabrication with the silicate base with an average pore size distribution of about 10 μm obtained by the reaction of PFPS with the inorganic base of the sea urchin test under conditions of calcination at 1000 °C followed by acid etching. The composition and morphology of the obtained composites were investigated by IR, XRD, XPS, EDX, and SEM techniques and by mercury porosimetry; the parameters of the porous structures depend on the selected methods of their synthesis. The proposed method is of fundamental importance for developing methods for the chemical synthesis of new biomimetics with a unique porosity architecture based on environmentally friendly natural raw materials for a vast practical application.
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Jaenicke, Lothar. "Biomimetische Oxidationen." Chemie in unserer Zeit 47, no. 2 (April 2013): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ciuz.201390018.
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Diesendruck, Charles E., Nancy R. Sottos, Jeffrey S. Moore, and Scott R. White. "Biomimetische Selbstheilung." Angewandte Chemie 127, no. 36 (July 21, 2015): 10572–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201500484.
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Marek, Peter, and Teodor Silviu Balaban. "Biomimetische Solarzellen." Nachrichten aus der Chemie 54, no. 11 (November 2006): 1072–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nadc.20060541107.
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