Bioinspired Structures and Design

Cambridge University Press, 9/17/2020
EAN 9781107015586, ISBN10: 1107015588

Hardcover, 370 pages, 24.9 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm
Language: English

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
Index.