Design of Surface Structure by Biomimetics

Crystalline bacterial cell surface layers (s layers): from supramolecular cell structure to biomimetics and nanotechnology.

An astonishingly broad application potential in biotechnology, biomimetics, and nanotechnology is revealed by studies on the structure, chemistry, biosynthesis, genetics, self-assembly, and function of supramolecular surface layers (S layers). These are monomolecular, crystalline assemblies of protein or glycoprotein subunits and represent one of the most commonly observed surface structures of...

Structure , biomimetics , and fluid dynamics of fish skin surfaces

Structure, biomimetics, and fluid dynamics of fish skin surfaces* George V. Lauder,1,† Dylan K. Wainwright,1 August G. Domel,2 James C. Weaver,3 Li Wen,4 and Katia Bertoldi2 1Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA 2School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massa...

Biomimetics as a Design Methodology – Possibilities and Challenges

Biomimetics – or bionik as it is called in parts of Europe – offer a number of promising opportunities and challenges for the designer. The paper investigates how biomimetics as a design methodology is used in engineering design by looking at examples of biological searches and highlight the possibilities and challenges. Biomimetics for engineering design is explored through an experiment invol...

Biomimetics – A new approach for space system design

Biomimetics: mimicking and inspired-by biology

The evolution of nature led to the introduction of highly effective and power efficient biological mechanisms. Imitating these mechanisms offers enormous potentials for the improvement of our life and the tools we use. Humans have always made efforts to imitate nature and we are increasingly reaching levels of advancement that it becomes significantly easier to imitate, copy, and adapt biologic...