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Optimal Design of Short Fiber Bragg Grating Using Bat Algorithm With Adaptive Position Update
IEEE Photonics Journal, 2016 We propose a new method to optimally design short triangular-spectrum fiber Bragg gratings (TS-FBGs), using the metaheuristic bat algorithm (BA). In addition, we propose a novel modification, i.e., adaptive position update (APU), to optimize the index ...
Ahmed Al-Muraeb, Hoda Abdel-Aty-Zohdy
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Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 Highlights A bio-inspired flexible strain sensor with hypersensitivity and highly selective frequency response is prepared by styrene–isoprene–styrene combined with monolayer graphene.
Qun Wang +10 more
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Learn from nature: Bio‐inspired structure design for lithium‐ion batteries
EcoMat, 2022 Lithium‐ion batteries have exerted great influence on our daily life as important power supply. However, lithium‐ion batteries suffer from critical challenges, including dendrite effect and insufficient ion kinetics, which lead to low efficiency and poor
Chao Lu, Xi Chen
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International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2023 Bio-inspired macrostructure array (MAA, size: submillimeter to millimeter scale) materials with special wettability (MAAMs-SW) have attracted significant research attention due to their outstanding performance in many applications, including oil ...
Zhongxu Lian +6 more
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Bio-inspired method based on bone architecture to optimize the structure of mechanical workspieces
Materials & Design, 2018 Nowadays, additive manufacturing processes greatly simplify the production of openwork workpiece providing new opportunities for workpieces design. Based on Nature knowledge, a new bio-inspired workpiece structural optimization approach is presented in ...
Clément Audibert +3 more
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Bio-inspired adhesion control with liquids
iScience, 2022 Summary: Bio-inspired surfaces enabling wet adhesion management are of significant interest for applications in the field of biomedicine, as components of bionic robots and as wearable devices.
Yupeng Chen +3 more
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Bio-inspired strategies for designing antifouling biomaterials [PDF]
Biomaterials Research, 2016 Abstract Contamination of biomedical devices in a biological medium, biofouling, is a major cause of infection and is entirely avoidable. This mini-review will coherently present the broad range of antifouling strategies, germicidal, preventive and cleaning using one or more of biological, chemical and physical techniques.
Damodaran, Vinod B., Murthy, N. Sanjeeva
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Bio-inspired Design Methodology
International Journal of Information Science, 2012 The necessity to be competitive in the market pushes companies to increase the degree of innovation and at the same time to think about new products in terms of durability and efficiency. New product development is part of a strategic process called product lifecycle management, which starts with the idea generation phase.
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Design and Control of a Bio-inspired Human-Friendly Robot [PDF]
The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2009 The increasing demand for physical interaction between humans and robots has led to an interest in robots that guarantee safe behavior when human contact occurs. However, attaining established levels of performance while ensuring safety creates formidable challenges in mechanical design, actuation, sensing and control.
Dongjun Shin +4 more
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Resistance to Opportunities of Plastic Recycling
Enquiry: The ARCC Journal of Architectural Research, 2021 Plastics present a vast and pressing issue in modern society. Currently recycling efforts fall dangerously short of dealing with even a small percent of the millions of tons of plastic waste produced yearly across the globe.
Weiling He +3 more
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