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Engineered biomimicry [electronic resource] / edited by Akhlesh Lakhtakia and Raúl J. Martín-Palma

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Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2013.
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1 online resource (xxv, 465 pages) : illustrations
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Lakhtakia, A. (Akhlesh), 1957- and Martín-Palma, R. J. (Raúl J.)
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Biomimetic Vision Sensors / Steven F. Barrett -- Introduction -- Imaging, Vision Sensors, and Eyes -- Basic Optics and Sensors -- Fourier Optics Approach -- Recommended Approach -- Biomimetic Approaches to Vision Sensors -- Camera Eye -- Compound Eye -- Visual Processing -- Case Study: Musca Domestica Vision Sensor -- Biomimetic Vision Sensor Developments -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 2.Noise Exploitation and Adaptation in Neuromorphic Sensors / Shantanu Chakrabartty -- Introduction -- Organization of Neurobiological Sensory System -- Spiking Models of Neuron and Neural Coding -- Noise Exploitation in Neurobiology -- Stochastic Resonance -- Noise Shaping -- Learning and Adaptation -- Case Study: Neuromorphic Acoustic Source Localizer -- ΣΔ Learning Framework -- ΣΔ Learning for Bearing Estimation -- Conclusions -- References -- 3.Biomimetic Hard Materials / Francois Barthelat -- Introduction -- Design Guidelines for Biomimetic Hard Materials -- Stiffness -- Strength -- Toughness -- Strain Hardening at the Interfaces -- Size Effects -- Biomimetic Hard Materials at the Macroscale -- Fabrication -- Biomimetic Hard Materials at the Micro and Nanoscales -- Freeze-Casting Method -- Layer-by-Layer Assembly -- Direct-Deposition Techniques -- Centrifugation, Sedimentation, Shearing, and Gel Casting -- Template-Assisted Fabrication -- Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- 4.Biomimetic Robotics / Ranjan Vepa -- Introduction to Biomimicry -- Technologies Facilitating Biomimetic Robotics -- Smart Materials and Smart Structures -- Biomimetic Sensors and Actuators -- Biomimetic and Bio-Inspired Signal Processing -- Modeling and Control of Anthropomorphic Manipulators -- Shape and Morphing Control -- Engineering Applications -- Modeling and Control of Robotic Manipulators -- Muscle Activation Modeling for Human Limb Prosthesis and Orthotics -- Prognosis for the Future -- References -- 5.Bioinspired and Biomimetic Microflyers / Jayant Sirohi -- Introduction -- Design Space for Microflyers -- Physical Challenges at Small Scales -- Mechanical Assemblies -- Energy Storage -- Miniaturization of Electronics -- Aerodynamics -- Unsteady Aerodynamics in Animal Flight -- Airframes -- Comparison of Rotary-Wing and Flapping-Wing Flyers -- Flapping-Wing Microflyers -- Samara Type Microflyers -- Flap Rotors -- Cycloidal Rotor -- Modeling -- Sensors -- Future Challenges -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6.Muscular Biopolymers / Mohsen Shahinpoor -- Introduction -- Brief Description of Mammalian Muscles -- Muscle Contraction -- Electromyography -- Electroactive Polymers and Artificial/Synthetic Muscles -- Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites -- Three-Dimensional Fabrication of Biopolymer Nanocomposites (IBMCs) -- Chitosan/Nafion® Composite 3-D Manufacturing Procedure -- Modeling and Simulation -- Linear Irreversible Thermodynamic Modeling of Forces and Fluxes -- Modeling Charge Dynamics and Actuation/Sensing Mechanisms of Biopolymers (IBMCs) -- Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) Equation for Charge Dynamics -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 7.Bioscaffolds: Fabrication and Performance / Narayan Bhattarai -- Introduction -- Limitations of Current Practices in Tissue Regeneration -- Utilizing 3D Scaffolds -- 3D Scaffold Requirements -- Fabrication of 3D Bioscaffolds -- Conventional Scaffolds -- Nanofibrous Scaffolds -- Special Scaffolds -- Surface Modification of Scaffolds -- Bioactive Molecule Delivery with Scaffolds -- Conclusions and Perspectives -- References -- 8.Surface Modification for Biocompatibility / Erwin A. Vogler -- Introduction -- The Healthcare Pyramid -- Biomaterials and Biocompatibility Defined -- Scope -- The Surface Region -- Ordinary and Scientific Definitions -- Surface Energy -- Why Surfaces are Important in Biomaterials -- The Biological Response to the Dynamic Interphase -- Limitations of Trial and Error -- Surface Modification of Biomaterials -- Wettability -- Well-defined Surface Chemistry -- Surface Chemical Patterns and Textures -- Biomimetic Surface Engineering -- A Biomaterials Surface Science Lab of Your Own -- Incrementally Varying Surface Characteristics -- Quantitative Surface Characterization -- A Quantitative Measure of the Biological Response -- Interpreting the Data -- An Example -- Conclusion -- References -- 9.Flight Control Using Biomimetic Optical Sensors / Akiko Mizutani -- Introduction -- Structure of the Visual World of Insects -- Airborne Compass Based on Sky Polarization -- Sensor Signal Processing -- Flight Test -- Ocelli Attitude Reference -- Sensor Signal Processing -- Static Test -- Flight Test -- Optical-Flow Control of Height and Course -- Optical Flow -- Height -- Course -- Flight Test -- Conclusion -- References -- 10.Biomimetic Textiles / Michael S. Ellison -- Textiles -- Biomimicry -- Biology -- Key Principles of Biomimicry -- Biomimesis in Textile-Materials Engineering -- Textile-Materials Engineering -- Bioinspiration as it Informs Engineering -- The Marriage: Bioinspiration with Fibrous (Textile) Materials Engineering -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 11.Structural Colors / Akhlesh Lakhtakia -- Introduction: Colors in Nature -- Pigmental (Chemical) Colors -- Structural (Physical) Colors -- A Brief History of Research -- Physical Mechanisms for Structural Color -- Structural Colors Due to Scattering from-Electrically Small Particles -- Bragg Phenomenon -- Structural Colors from Natural Photonic Structures -- Structural Colors Due to Periodic Multilayered Reflectors -- Structural Colors Due to Diffraction Gratings -- Structural Colors Due to Collaborative Effects -- Structural Colors Due to Photonic Crystals -- Attempts to Mimic Structural Colors -- Structural Colors from Particle Arrays -- Bioinspired and Biomimetic Reproduction of the Morpho Blue -- Bioreplication -- Structural Colors by Thin-Film Technologies -- Environmentally Responsive Structural Color -- Applications of Structural Colors in Art and Industry -- Structural Colors and Art -- Industrial Applications of Structural Colors -- Nacreous Pigments -- Structural Colors in Cosmetics -- Nacreous Pigments in Imaging Elements -- Sensor Applications Inspired by the Morpho Sulkowskyi Butterfly -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 12.Biomimetic Antireflection Surfaces / Peng Jiang -- Introduction -- Traditional Quarter-Wavelength Antireflection Coatings -- Bioinspired Moth-Eye Broadband Antireflection Coatings -- Scalable Self-Assembly of Colloidal Particles -- Spin-Coating Technological Platform -- Langmuir-Blodgett Particle Assembly at Air-Water Interface -- Templated Broadband Moth-Eye Antireflection Coatings on Semiconductor Wafers -- Crystalline Silicon Moth-Eye Antireflection Coatings -- Templated Moth-Eye Antireflection Coatings on Other Semiconductor Wafers -- Templated Transparent Moth-Eye Antireflection Coatings -- Templated Polymer Moth-Eye Antireflection Coatings -- Templated Sol-Gel Glass Moth-Eye Antireflection Coatings -- Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Coatings -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 13.Biomimetic Self-Organization and Self-Healing / Thomas Hesselberg -- Introduction -- Navigation in Large Groups -- Collective Decision Making -- Coordination of Large Construction Work -- Swarm Intelligence -- Self-Sealing -- Self-Healing -- Adaptive Growth -- Multilayer Formation -- Discussion and Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 14.Solution-Based Techniques for Biomimetics and Bioreplication / Michael H. Bartl -- Introduction -- Bioreplication Techniques and Processes -- Some Definitions -- General Infiltration and Templating Methods -- Solution-Based Bioreplication Routes -- Sol-Gel Chemistry -- Bioreplica Photonic Crystals -- Photonic Crystals -- Surprising Weevils -- Toward New Optical Materials -- Concluding Remarks and Future Directions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 15.Vapor-Deposition Techniques / Akhlesh Lakhtakia -- Introduction -- Physical Vapor Deposition -- Thermal/Electron-Beam Evaporation -- Sputtering -- Laser Ablation -- Ion-Beam-Assisted Deposition -- Oblique-Angle Deposition -- Conformal-Evaporated-Film-by-Rotation Technique -- Chemical Vapor Deposition -- Atomic Layer Deposition -- Molecular Beam Epitaxy -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 16.Atomic Layer Deposition for Biomimicry / Mato Knez -- Atomic Layer Deposition: History and Technology -- ALD Technology -- Thermal Processing Window of the ALD Process -- Chemistry of ALD Processes -- Limiting Factors of the ALD Process -- Application of ALD to Biomaterials -- Structural Mimicry -- Functional Mimicry -- Biocompatibility -- Future perspectives of ALD in Biomimetics -- Enzyme Mimetics -- Biomineralization -- Summary -- References -- 17.Evolutionary Computation and Genetic Programming / Wolfgang Banzhaf -- Bioinspired Computing -- History and Variants of Evolutionary Computing -- Genetic Programming: History, Principles, and Methods -- Advances and State of the Art -- Applications -- Human-Competitive Results of Genetic Programming -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.
Summary
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 VelcroT (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. Explores biomimicry, a fast-growing, cross-disciplinary field in which researchers study biological activities in nature to make critical advancements in science and engineeringIntroduces bioinspiration, biomimetics, and bioreplication, and provides biological background and practical applications for each Cutting-edge topics include bio-inspired robotics, microflyers, surface modification and more.
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9780124159952 (electronic bk.)
0124159958 (electronic bk.)
9780123914323 (electronic bk.)
0123914329 (electronic bk.)
9780124159952
0124159958
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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