Bio-inspired materials and sensing systems / Peter Biggins, John Hiltz, Anne Kusterbeck
- Author:
- Biggins, Peter
- Published:
- Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., [2011?]
- Physical Description:
- xi, 151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Kusterbeck, Anne
Hiltz, John A.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Context/Motivation -- 1.2.1.Bio-inspiration -- 1.2.2.Biotechnology vs. Bio-inspiration -- 1.3.Challenges for Science and Technology -- 1.4.The Need for a Framework -- 1.4.1.Biological Principles -- 1.5.Science and Technology to Mission Capability -- 1.6.Conclusion -- References -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Effect of Globalization on Investment -- 2.3.Overview of Investment by Key Countries -- 2.3.1.United States -- 2.3.2.United Kingdom -- 2.3.3.European Union -- 2.3.4.China -- 2.3.5.India -- 2.3.6.Japan -- 2.3.7.Russia -- 2.4.Future Trends -- 2.5.Conclusion -- References -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Operational Requirements and Concepts of Operation -- 3.3.Conceptual Goal -- 3.4.Enabling Technologies -- 3.4.1.Collection and Sampling -- 3.4.2.Structures -- 3.4.3.Receptors and Surfaces -- 3.4.4.Sensing and Transduction -- 3.4.5.Processing and Communication -- 3.4.6.Power and Energy -- 3.5.A Larger Vision of the SASS Concept -- 3.6.Conclusion -- References -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Themes in Biological Systems -- 4.2.1.Hierarchical Structures -- 4.2.2.Bottom-up vs. Top-down Approach to Fabrication -- 4.2.3.Multifunctional Materials -- 4.3.Structural Parameters -- 4.3.1.Scale -- 4.3.2.Function -- 4.4.Biological Joining Technologies -- 4.4.1.Velcro -- 4.4.2.Toe Pad Adhesion -- 4.5.Self-healing Materials -- 4.6.Superhydrophobic Surfaces -- 4.7.Materials -- 4.8.Conclusion -- References -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Approaches to Collection and Sampling -- 5.2.1.Collection and Sampling Tools -- 5.3.Natural Sampling System [–] Olfaction -- 5.4.Bio-inspired Sampling System [–] Electronic Nose -- 5.5.Bio-inspired Materials for Collection and Sampling -- 5.5.1.Molecularly Imprinted Polymers -- 5.5.2.High Surface Area, Highly Porous Materials -- 5.5.3.Polysilsesquioxanes -- 5.5.4.Dendrimers -- 5.5.5.Polymer Nanofibres -- 5.6.Bio-inspired/Biomimetic Collection and Sampling Systems -- 5.6.1.Biomimetic Air Sampling -- 5.6.2.Water Collection and Transport (Thorny Devil) -- 5.6.3.Optimized/Controlled Fluid Flow -- 5.7.Conclusion -- References -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Natural Receptors -- 6.2.1.Antibodies -- 6.2.2.Other Bio-derived Molecular Bioprobes -- 6.2.3.Synthetic Ligands -- 6.3.Functionalized Surfaces -- 6.3.1.Virus Particles as Scaffolds -- 6.3.2.Lipid Bilayers -- 6.3.3.Hydrogels -- 6.3.4.Nanoarrays with Bio-inspired Nanocorals -- 6.4.On the Horizon: Molecular Biomimetics -- 6.5.Conclusion -- References -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Transduction Defined -- 7.3.Select Examples of Sensing and Transduction Approaches -- 7.3.1.Optical -- 7.3.2.Mass-based and Spectroscopic Methods -- 7.3.3.Piezoelectric -- 7.3.4.Electrochemical -- 7.3.5.Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS) -- 7.3.6.Magnetic -- 7.3.7.Emerging Transduction Technologies -- 7.3.8.Microfabrication and Lab on a Chip Technologies -- 7.5.Biomimetic and Bio-inspired Sensing Technologies -- 7.5.1.SMART Materials in Sensing and Transduction -- 7.5.2.Sensing Technologies -- 7.6.Conclusion -- References -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Energy Sources -- 8.2.1.Energy in a Natural System -- 8.2.2.Solar Energy -- 8.2.3.Photosynthesis -- 8.2.4.Artificial Photosynthesis -- 8.2.5.Fuel Cells -- 8.3.Towards Autonomy: Self-sustaining Systems -- 8.4.Space Exploration -- 8.5.Conclusion -- References -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Processing and Communication -- 9.2.1.Parallel Computing -- 9.2.2.Natural Computing -- 9.3.Molecular Computing -- 9.4.Cognition -- 9.5.Applications -- 9.5.1.Sensor Networks -- 9.6.Insect Sensory Systems -- 9.6.1.Collision Avoidance/Motion Detection Systems -- 9.7.Bio-inspired Networking -- 9.7.1.Bio-inspired Network Routing Protocols -- 9.8.Issues -- 9.9.Conclusion -- References -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Design and Manufacture -- 10.2.1.Bioengineering -- 10.2.2.Additive Manufacturing -- 10.3.The SASS Approach -- 10.3.1.Component Level -- 10.3.2.System Level -- 10.3.3.System of Systems Level -- 10.3.4.Range of Applications -- 10.4.Societal Implications -- 10.5.Concluding Remarks -- References.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781849731218
1849731217 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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