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Integrative and Comparative Biology
Nature is an unparalleled innovator, coming up with countless solutions over millions of years. From the microscopic structures of gecko feet that enable effortless climbing to the hydrodynamic efficiency of fish armor, biological systems have evolved to
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Nature is an unparalleled innovator, coming up with countless solutions over millions of years. From the microscopic structures of gecko feet that enable effortless climbing to the hydrodynamic efficiency of fish armor, biological systems have evolved to
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Bioinspired Macromolecular Actuators
Materials Science Forum, 2004Some of the latest findings and research avenues in the realisation of bioinspired macromolecular actuators are highlighted in this paper. In particular, available technologies suitable for micro-scale devices (conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes) and macro-scale devices (dielectric elastomers) are separately analysed, with particular emphasis to ...
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From Bioinspiration to Computer Generation: Developments in Autonomous Soft Robot Design
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2021The emerging field of soft robotics presents a new paradigm for robot design in which “precision through rigidity” is replaced by “cognition through compliance.” Lightweight and flexible, soft robots have vast potential to interact with fragile objects ...
Josh Pinskier, David Howard
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Bioinspired Structured Surfaces
Langmuir, 2012Nature has evolved objects with desired functionality using commonly found materials. Nature capitalizes on hierarchical structures to achieve functionality. The understanding of the functions provided by objects and processes found in nature can guide us to produce nanomaterials, nanodevices, and processes with desirable functionality. Various natural
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Development of a Manual Cart for Transporting Bags Based on Bioinspiration from the Hercules Beetle
ENSUS - Encontro de Sustentabilidade em ProjetoThis study seeks to use the biomimetic methodology to create a redesign of the wheelbarrow, based on both the shape and the lever system of the Hercules beetle. This product was intended to experiment with biomimetics in the classroom. During development,
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Bioinspiration: Exploring Levels of Adaptation in Nature for Innovation in Design
ENSUS - Encontro de Sustentabilidade em ProjetoNature's evolution lasted 3.8 billion years and offers efficient and sustainable solutions by utilizing only the necessary resources. This study clarifies the terminologies Bionic, Biomimetic, and Biomimicry and defines three levels of adaptation for ...
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Nature Reviews Materials, 2018
Microorganisms can move in complex media, respond to the environment and self-organize. The field of microrobotics strives to achieve these functions in mobile robotic systems of sub-millimetre size. However, miniaturization of traditional robots and their control systems to the microscale is not a viable approach.
Stefano Palagi, Peer Fischer
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Microorganisms can move in complex media, respond to the environment and self-organize. The field of microrobotics strives to achieve these functions in mobile robotic systems of sub-millimetre size. However, miniaturization of traditional robots and their control systems to the microscale is not a viable approach.
Stefano Palagi, Peer Fischer
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Langmuir
Engineered nanoparticles and nanoplastics have emerged as a category of pollutants that, when present in the environment, could be absorbed and accumulated by plant systems. This study demonstrates a way of using live wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to take
Jinling Li, Hongjun Liu, F. Ran
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Engineered nanoparticles and nanoplastics have emerged as a category of pollutants that, when present in the environment, could be absorbed and accumulated by plant systems. This study demonstrates a way of using live wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to take
Jinling Li, Hongjun Liu, F. Ran
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Advanced Materials Research, 2015
Bioinspired design involves the use of concepts observed in natural biological materials in engineering design. The hope is that the leveraging of biological materials in the engineering domain can lead to many technological innovations and novel products.
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Bioinspired design involves the use of concepts observed in natural biological materials in engineering design. The hope is that the leveraging of biological materials in the engineering domain can lead to many technological innovations and novel products.
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Bio-inspired drug delivery systems: A new attempt from bioinspiration to biomedical applications.
International journal of pharmaceuticsNatural organisms have evolved sophisticated and multiscale hierarchical structures over time to enable survival. Currently, bionic design is revolutionizing drug delivery systems (DDS), drawing inspiration from the structure and properties of natural ...
Liangshan Ming +9 more
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