biomimetic – TechConnect Briefs

Mechanical reliability of fused deposition modeled polymers and composites

Keles O., Anderson E.H., San Jose State University, US

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is the most common additive manufacturing technique for the production of cost effective polymers and composites. In fact, half million FDM systems were sold between 2013 and 2015. FDM is used [...]

Towards Microrobots with Insect-Like Dexterity

Clark J.V., Li F., Clark J.V., Purdue University, US

In this paper we analyze a pioneering mechanism ‘solid state muscles’ that facilitates insect-like dexterity for autonomous and robust microscale robotics. The results of our efforts are expected to at lead to the following microrobot [...]

Investigating Helical Rosette Nanotubes and Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite as Novel Bone-like Biomaterials for Orthopedic Applications

Zhang L.J., Rodriguez J., Fenniri H., Webster T.J., Brown University, US

The objective of this study was to create a novel biomimetic hydrogel composite based on helical rosette nanotubes (HRNs) and nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (HA). HRNs are newly-developed self-assembled nanomaterials with DNA base pair building blocks. HRNs [...]

Preparation of multifuctional nanofibrous scaffold for tissue engineering

Yang X., Ogbolu K.R., Wang H., Stevens Institute of Technology, US

Multifucntional fibrous scaffolds can be produced via layer-by-layer deposition of electrospun nanofibers containing variable function. This scaffolds can be used in tissue engineering of complex structure by allowing specific controlled microenvironment for heterogeneous cell types.

Keywords: biomimetic

Mechanical reliability of fused deposition modeled polymers and composites

Towards Microrobots with Insect-Like Dexterity

Investigating Helical Rosette Nanotubes and Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite as Novel Bone-like Biomaterials for Orthopedic Applications

Preparation of multifuctional nanofibrous scaffold for tissue engineering

Bio-inspired Polymers for Nanoscience Research

Molecular Dynamics of Biomimetic Ionomers Studied by Dielectric Spectroscopy on the Nanometer Length Scale

Polymeric Hybrid Microstructures for Smart Targeting and Drug Delivery

Combinatorial Selection of Cell-Specific Peptides by Phage Display Experiments

Biomimetic Surface Composite Effects Achieved by Interfering Laser Beams