Beautiful and functional: a review of biomimetic design in additive manufacturing
This review article summarizes the current state-of-the-art for biomimicry in additive
manufacturing. Biomimicry is the practice of learning from and emulating nature-which can …
manufacturing. Biomimicry is the practice of learning from and emulating nature-which can …
Biological composites—complex structures for functional diversity
The bulk of Earth's biological materials consist of few base substances—essentially proteins,
polysaccharides, and minerals—that assemble into large varieties of structures …
polysaccharides, and minerals—that assemble into large varieties of structures …
An all-natural bioinspired structural material for plastic replacement
Petroleum-based plastics are useful but they pose a great threat to the environment and
human health. It is highly desirable yet challenging to develop sustainable structural …
human health. It is highly desirable yet challenging to develop sustainable structural …
Synthetic nacre by predesigned matrix-directed mineralization
Although biomimetic designs are expected to play a key role in exploring future structural
materials, facile fabrication of bulk biomimetic materials under ambient conditions remains a …
materials, facile fabrication of bulk biomimetic materials under ambient conditions remains a …
Bioinspired neuron-like electronics
As an important application of functional biomaterials, neural probes have contributed
substantially to studying the brain. Bioinspired and biomimetic strategies have begun to be …
substantially to studying the brain. Bioinspired and biomimetic strategies have begun to be …
New insights and perspectives into biological materials for flexible electronics
Biological materials have robust hierarchical structures capable of specialized functions and
the incorporation of natural biologically active components, which have been finely tuned …
the incorporation of natural biologically active components, which have been finely tuned …
Double‐layer nacre‐inspired polyimide‐mica nanocomposite films with excellent mechanical stability for LEO environmental conditions
Owing to their outstanding comprehensive performance, polyimide (PI) composite films are
widely used on the external surfaces of spacecraft to protect them from the adverse …
widely used on the external surfaces of spacecraft to protect them from the adverse …
Advancing the mechanical performance of glasses: perspectives and challenges
Glasses are materials that lack a crystalline microstructure and long‐range atomic order.
Instead, they feature heterogeneity and disorder on superstructural scales, which have …
Instead, they feature heterogeneity and disorder on superstructural scales, which have …
Great apes anticipate that other individuals will act according to false beliefs
Humans operate with a “theory of mind” with which they are able to understand that others'
actions are driven not by reality but by beliefs about reality, even when those beliefs are …
actions are driven not by reality but by beliefs about reality, even when those beliefs are …
Biomineralization: from material tactics to biological strategy
Biomineralization is an important tactic by which biological organisms produce hierarchically
structured minerals with marvellous functions. Biomineralization studies typically focus on …
structured minerals with marvellous functions. Biomineralization studies typically focus on …