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Applications of Biomimetics
Pages 59-64

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... After a short synopsis of examples of biomimetic material synthesis, sensing, and robotics, I will attempt to identify some lessons learned, some surprising and unanticipated insights, and some potential pitfalls in biomimetics. (For recent perspectives on combining biology with other disciplines, see Naik and Stone, 2005.)
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From page 60...
... Thus, polymers represent a truly bridging material system in making biological macromolecules mesh with synthetic technology. Another recent example highlights the potential of biological materials that have been integrated into a common electrical construct, such as a light-emitting diode (LED)
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From page 61...
... Thus, biology was not in the final product but was used to make a technologically promising material better. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OVERLAP BIOLOGY From a materials science and engineering perspective, favorable electronic and structural properties usually emerge when the synthesis process can be controlled at finer and finer levels.
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From page 62...
... Similarly, using protein engineering, inorganic binding peptide segments can be fused to create multifunctional polypeptides to assemble and/or synthesize hybrid materials. By exploiting the interaction between peptides and inorganic materials, a peptide that contains two separate domains (each responsible for binding to a specific metal species)
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From page 63...
... Starting with the question of why legs matter, the field of biodynotics is exploding to encompass why materials properties matter, why mechanics and architecture matter, and how biological insights can lead to completely new capabilities. For example, entirely new lessons and robotic capabilities have emerged, such as dynamic compliance, molecular adhesion, conformal grasping, and dynamic stability, to name just a few of the concepts that have been implemented into robotic platforms.
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From page 64...
... 2006. Enhanced emission efficiency in organic light emitting diodes using deoxyribonucleic acid complex as an electron blocking layer.
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