Overview

Engineered Biomimicry covers a broad range of research topics in the emerging discipline of biomimicry. Biologically inspired science and technology, using the principles of math and physics, has led to the development of products as ubiquitous as Velcro™ (modeled after the spiny hooks on plant seeds and fruits). Readers will learn to take ideas and concepts like this from nature, implement them in research, and understand and explain diverse phenomena and their related functions. From bioinspired computing and medical products to biomimetic applications like artificial muscles, MEMS, textiles and vision sensors, Engineered Biomimicry explores a wide range of technologies informed by living natural systems. Engineered Biomimicry helps physicists, engineers and material scientists seek solutions in nature to the most pressing technical problems of our times, while providing a solid understanding of the important role of biophysics. Some physical applications include adhesion superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning,  structural coloration, photonic devices, biomaterials and composite materials, sensor systems, robotics and locomotion, and ultra-lightweight structures.

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Author:   Akhlesh Lakhtakia (Evan Pugh University Professor and The Charles Godfrey Binder (Endowed) Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, USA) ,  Raúl José Martín-Palma (Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.170kg
ISBN:  

9780124159952

ISBN 10:   0124159958
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   02 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Biomimetic Vision Seniors Chapter 2: Noise Exploitation and Adaptation in Neuromorphic Sensors Chapter 3: Biomimetic Hard Materials Chapter 4: Biomimetic Robots Chapter 5: Bioinspired and Biomimetic Microflyers Chapter 6: Muscular Biopolymers Chapter 7: Bioscaffolds: Fabrication and Performance Chapter 8: Surface Modification for Biocompatibility Chapter 9: Flight Control Using Biomimetic Optical Sensors Chapter 10: Biomimetic Textiles Chapter 11: Structural Colors Chapter 12: Biomimetic Antireflection Surfaces Chapter 13: Biomimetic Self-Organization and Self-Healing Chapter 14: Solution-Based Techniques for Biomimetic and Bioreplication Chapter 15: Vapor-Deposition Techniques Chapter 16: Atomic Layer Deposition for Biomimicry Chapter 17: Evolutionary Computation and Genetic Programming

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"""Chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers explain the basic process of mimicking biological systems to achieve certain goals, and illustrate them with some recent examples. Among their topics are noise exploitation and adaptation in neuromorphic sensors, biomimetic robotics, surface modification for bio-compatibility, biomimetic anti-reflection surfaces.""--Reference & Research Book News, October 2013"

Chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers explain the basic process of mimicking biological systems to achieve certain goals, and illustrate them with some recent examples. Among their topics are noise exploitation and adaptation in neuromorphic sensors, biomimetic robotics, surface modification for bio-compatibility, biomimetic anti-reflection surfaces. --Reference & Research Book News, October 2013

Author Information

Akhlesh Lakhtakia is an Evan Pugh University Professor and The Charles Godfrey Binder (Endowed) Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, at Pennsylvania State University, USA. He received his BTech. (1979) and DSc (2006) degrees from Banaras Hindu University, India, and his MS (1981) and PhD (1983) degrees from the University of Utah, USA. His current research interests include electromagnetic and elastodynamic fields in complex materials and architected materials, including sculptured thin-films and mimumes, thin-film solar cells, biologically inspired design, and forensic science. Raúl José Martín-Palma is Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. His research interests include work in nanostructures and nanotechnology, optics and photonics.

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