Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats: Innovations and Applications /
edited by Marjan Eggermont , Vikram Shyam, Aloysius F. Hepp.
- Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2022].
- xix , 569 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.
A Biomimicry Education and Innovation 1. Biom*: On becoming a teachable discipline 2. Introduction to bioinspired materials: Design, processing and applications 3. The Pattern Alphabet: Nature’s Patterns are the Language of Spatial Reasoning and Biomimicry 4. Material Culture, Design Studies, and Human Ecology: A Bio-centered Perspective 5. Inspiration from Paleomimetics: Fossil does not Equal Failure
B Systems Engineering and Computer Applications 6. Biomimicry for bone and hybrid composites and the use of machine learning in hierarchical design 7. Animal Engineering 8. Sample digitization techniques for bio-inspired engineering 9. Assessment of an ant-inspired algorithm for path planning
C Materials, Innovation and Manufacturing 10. Functional synergy of biomimicry and additive manufacturing: Towards a bio-enhanced engineering approach 11. Smart Textiles through Bio-Inspired Innovation 12. Polymerization in Nature Yields Clues to Innovation in Additive Manufacturing 13. Biomimetic self-cleaning surfaces: Synthesis, mechanism and applications 14. Biomimicry Launchpad: Bringing Biomimetic Innovation to Market
D Architecture and Habitation 15. Morphological Differentiation for the Environmental Adaptation of Biomimetic Buildings: Skins, Surfaces, Structures 16. Biomimetic roofing: Moisture dissipation from leaf-shape shingles 17. Design studies and applications of Mycelium biocomposites in architecture 18. Green Harbors Project: Biomimicry in Action
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