Reprint of: Where and how to find bio-inspiration?

Willocx, Mart; Ayali, Amir; Duflou, Joost R.

doi:10.1016/j.cirpj.2021.06.005

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“…They have databases of living organisms and their functions which may be useful for the development of new designs in preliminary research work. These databases do not provide the potential solution available in nature, hence, they cannot replace biologists who have in-depth knowledge of biological mechanisms and strategies in the fabrication of bio-inspired designs [27,28]. Scientists can study the evolution and functional structures of extinct species by replication of their structures by biomimetic tools [29].…”

Section: Need For Synergistic Approaches For Bio-inspirationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Recent Developments in Bioinspired-Materials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

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Nature has always inspired innovative minds for development of new designs. Animals and plants provide various structures with lower density, more strength and high energy sorption abilities that can incite the development of new designs with significant properties. By observing the important functions of biological structures found in nature, scientists have fabricated structures by bio-inspiration that have been proved to exhibit a significant improvement over traditional structures for their applications in the environmental and energy sector. Bio-fabricated materials have shown many advantages due to their easy synthesis, flexible nature, high performance and multiple functions as these can be used in light harvesting systems, batteries, biofuels, catalysis, purification of water, air and environmental monitoring. However, there is an urgent need for sensitive fabrication instruments that can synthesize bio-inspired structures and convert laboratory scale synthesis into large scale production. The present review highlights recent advances in synthesis of bio-inspired materials and use of hierarchical nanomaterials generated through biomolecular self-assembly for their use in removal of environmental contaminants and sustainable development.

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Section: Need For Synergistic Approaches For Bio-inspirationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Recent Developments in Bioinspired-Materials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

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“…Analogical inferences are compelling cognitive mechanisms that have been found to improve both critical thinking and logical reasoning [14]. Biologically inspired design is a type of DbA that takes advantage of evolutionarily proven design principles to create new and innovative human-engineered solutions [15]. The initial popularization of bio-inspired design produced an exponential surge in papers and patents that has since tapered off to a lower, but still positive rate [16], suggesting that the potential of BID has not yet been fully discovered.…”

Section: Bio-inspired Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bio-Inspired Engineering Design: The Impact of Information Representation on Access to Inspiration from Outside One’s Discipline

Hassan,

Rodriguez,

Chatterjee

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Engineering designs inspired by the natural world are often highly innovative, offering novel solutions to human problems where engineers had initially only seen trade-offs. Unlocking the full potential of biologically inspired engineering design can be difficult due to the need for knowledge transfer between biology and engineering. As a result, bio-inspired designs have been the result of either chance observation or dedicated studies. Efforts have been made to develop normative bio-inspired design processes and identify approaches that can aid non-biology experts to find and implement bio-inspired strategies; however, true accessibility is still lacking. Understanding connections between how biological information is represented (e.g., figures, terminology specialization, and age-based reading levels) versus the ability of an engineer (and especially a student) to produce successful bio-inspired designs is critical. This paper reviews a preliminary classroom study that sought to understand 1) how the source of biological information impacts resultant ideation success, 2) how the form of the biological representation influences resultant solutions, and 3) what the critical characteristics of a biological inspiration's representation are for it to be successfully transformed into an engineering idea. The long-term goal is to understand critical characteristics needed for successful knowledge transfer from nonengineering disciplines to create methods that broaden the prevalence of bio-inspired and other interdisciplinary designs.

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Bio-inspired designs: leveraging biological brilliance in mechanical engineering—an overview

Fattepur,

Patil,

Kumar

et al. 2024

3 Biotech

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Reprint of: Where and how to find bio-inspiration?

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Review on Recent Developments in Bioinspired-Materials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

Review on Recent Developments in Bioinspired-Materials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

Bio-Inspired Engineering Design: The Impact of Information Representation on Access to Inspiration from Outside One’s Discipline

Bio-inspired designs: leveraging biological brilliance in mechanical engineering—an overview

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