Textile materials inspired by structural colour in nature

Supramolecular polymer adhesives: advanced materials inspired by nature.

Due to their dynamic, stimuli-responsive nature, non-covalent interactions represent versatile design elements that can be found in nature in many molecular processes or materials, where adaptive behavior or reversible connectivity is required. Examples include molecular recognition processes, which trigger biological responses or cell-adhesion to surfaces, and a broad range of animal secreted ...

On the development of ice-templated silicon carbide scaffolds for nature-inspired structural materials

The processing of ceramic scaffolds using the ice-templating, or freeze casting, technique provides a relatively simple means to mimic the hierarchical design of natural materials such as nacre. In the present study, we investigated the architecture of silicon carbide (SiC) scaffolds produced by this technique over a range of cooling rates and suspension characteristics to demonstrate its versa...

Materials inspired by mathematics

Our world is transforming into an interacting system of the physical world and the digital world. What will be the materials science in the new era? With the rising expectations of the rapid development of computers, information science and mathematical science including statistics and probability theory, 'data-driven materials design' has become a common term. There is knowledge and experience...

Part I Examples of Natural and Nature - Inspired Materials

Colour removal from textile effluents

The environmental issues associated with residual colour in textile efnuents have posed a major challenge to environmental scientists as well as the textile colouration processors. The requirements to remove colour from textile efnuent on si te prior to discharge to sewer have been progressively tightened due to increased public complaints about coloured watercourses. Dyes are highly dispersibl...