Bioinspired Structures and Design

Master simple to advanced biomaterials and structures with this essential text.

Wole Soboyejo (Edited by), Leo Daniel (Edited by)

9781107015586, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 17 September 2020

370 pages, 191 b/w illus. 3 tables
24.8 x 17.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.85 kg

'… An overall highly impressive [book], with a breadth of topics, that contains a wealth of information of value to the interested and inquisitive reader, scientist, engineer and researcher. The editors have to be commended and applauded for putting together this [book].' T. S. Srivatsan, University of Akron, Ohio

Master simple to advanced biomaterials and structures with this essential text. Featuring topics ranging from bionanoengineered materials to bio-inspired structures for spacecraft and bio-inspired robots, and covering issues such as motility, sensing, control and morphology, this highly illustrated text walks the reader through key scientific and practical engineering principles, discussing properties, applications and design. Presenting case studies for the design of materials and structures at the nano, micro, meso and macro-scales, and written by some of the leading experts on the subject, this is the ideal introduction to this emerging field for students in engineering and science as well as researchers.

Part I. Materials: 1. Bioinspired and biomimetic design of multilayered and multiscale structures Ali A. Salifu, Manu Sebastian Mannoor and Wole Soboyejo
2. Human cortical bone as a structural material: hierarchical design and biological degradation Elizabeth A. Zimmermann and Robert O. Ritchie
3. Bioinspired design of multilayered composites: lessons from nacre Sina Askarinejad and Nima Rahbar
4. Bamboo-inspired materials and structures Ting Tan and Wole Soboyejo
Part II. Structures: 5. Bioinspired underwater propulsors Tyler Van Buren, Daniel Floryan and Alexander J. Smits
6. Bioinspired design of dental functionally graded multilayer structures Jing Du, Xinrui Nui and Wole Soboyejo
7. Bionic organs Kiavash Kiaee, Yasamin A. Jodat and Manu Sebastian Mannoor
8. Bioinspired design for energy storage devices Loza F. Tadesse and Iwnetim I. Abate
9. Bioinspired design of nanostructures: inspiration from viruses for disease detection and treatment Nicolas Anuku, John David Obayemi, Olushola S. Odusanya, Karen A. Malatesta and Wole Soboyejo
Part III. Natural Phenomena: 10. Aquatic animals operating at high Reynolds numbers: biomimetic opportunities for AUV applications Frank E. Fish
11. Flying of insects Bo Cheng
12. Designing nature-inspired liquid-repellent surfaces Birgitt Boschitsch Stogin, Lin Wang and Tak-Sing Wong
13. Biomimetic and soft robotics: materials, mechanics, and mechanisms Wanliang Shan and Yantao Shen
14. Bioinspired building envelopes Steven van Dessel, Mingjiang Tao and Sergio Granados-Focil
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Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Robotics [TJFM1], Materials science [TGM], Biotechnology [TCB], Engineering: general [TBC], Biomedical engineering [MQW]