Functional surfaces have proven their potential to solve many engineering problems, attracting great interest among the scientific community. Bio-inspired multi-hierarchical micro-structures grant the surfaces with new properties, such as hydrophobicity, adhesion, unique optical properties and so on. The geometry and fabrication of these surfaces are still under research. In this study, the feasibility of using […]
Hydrogels have been extensively used in many fields. Current synthesis of functional hydrogels requires incorporation of functional molecules either before or during gelation via the pre-organized reactive site along the polymer chains within hydrogels, which is tedious for polymer synthesis and not flexible for different types of hydrogels. Inspired by sandcastle worm, we develop a […]
Most studies on animal personality evaluate individual mean behaviour to describe individual behavioural strategy, while often neglecting behavioural variability on the within-individual level. However, within-individual behavioural plasticity (variation induced by environment) and within-individual residual variation (regulatory behavioural precision) are recognized as biologically valid components of individual behaviour, but the evolutionary ecology […]
This publication resonates with what we talked in BioMaterial lecture this week. Spider’s silk is known to be around five times stronger than that of steel!
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This article discusses how Brazil seeks tech innovations inspired by nature through biomimicry. Examples include taking inspiration from the movement of whale fins to innovate wind energy generation and the circulation of air inside termite mounds inspiring sustainable building designs. Brazil is looking into winged seeds in rebuilding rainforests; The main […]
Whole genome duplication (WGD) has occurred in relatively few sexually reproducing invertebrates. Consequently, the WGD that occurred in the common ancestor of horseshoe crabs ~135 million years ago provides a rare opportunity to decipher the evolutionary consequences of a duplicated invertebrate genome. Here, we present a high-quality genome assembly for the […]
Paper, The elastic secrets of the chameleon tongue
The ballistic projection of the chameleon tongue is an extreme example of quick energy release in the animal kingdom. It relies on a complicated physiological structure and an elaborate balance between tissue elasticity, collagen fibre anisotropy, active muscular contraction, stress release and geometry. A general biophysical model for the dynamics of […]
This article is about research on the ladybird beetle’s adhesive ability in the air and underwater. It was considered that the air bubbles underneath the pads of the legs would help them walk on high slope surface, but the team is testing out if that is actually the case.
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Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a valuable tool in the production of complexes structures with specific shapes for tissue engineering. Differently from native tissues, the printed structures are static and do not transform their shape in response to different environment changes. Stimuliresponsive biocompatible materials have emerged in the biomedical field due to the ability of
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BioInspired Design, Integrative Biology, INTEGBI 160 Evolution
This is a course offered by UC Berkeley’s Integrative Biology department. It addressed an analysis of the patterns and processes of organic evolution. History and philosophy of evolutionary thought; the different lines of evidence and fields of inquiry that bear on the understanding of evolution. The major features and processes of […]
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