TY - BOOK ID - 7912682 TI - Bioinspiration : From Nano to Micro Scales PY - 2012 SN - 1461453038 1461453720 1283934086 PB - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Biomedical engineering. KW - Biomedical materials. KW - Biomimetics. KW - Biomimicry. KW - Biomimicry KW - Biomedical engineering KW - Health Occupations KW - Biotechnology KW - Biological Science Disciplines KW - Disciplines and Occupations KW - Natural Science Disciplines KW - Biomedical Engineering KW - Biomimetics KW - Biology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Biophysics KW - Clinical engineering KW - Medical engineering KW - Bio-inspired engineering KW - Physics. KW - Biophysics. KW - Biological physics. KW - Nanotechnology. KW - Biophysics and Biological Physics. KW - Nanotechnology and Microengineering. KW - Bioengineering KW - Engineering KW - Medicine KW - Bionics KW - Engineering. KW - Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. KW - Construction KW - Industrial arts KW - Technology KW - Molecular technology KW - Nanoscale technology KW - High technology KW - Biological physics KW - Medical sciences KW - Physics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7912682 AB - Methods in bioinspiration and biomimicking have been around for a long time. However, due to current advances in modern physical, biological sciences, and technologies, our understanding of the methods have evolved to a new level. This is due not only to the identification of mysterious and fascinating phenomena but also to the understandings of the correlation between the structural factors and the performance based on the latest theoretical, modeling, and experimental technologies. Bioinspiration: From Nano to Micro Scale provides readers with a broad view of the frontiers of research in the area of bioinspiration from the nano to macroscopic scales, particularly in the areas of biomineralization, antifreeze protein, and antifreeze effect. It also covers such methods as the lotus effect and superhydrophobicity, structural colors in animal kingdom and beyond, as well as behavior in ion channels. A number of international experts in related fields have contributed to this book, which offers a comprehensive and synergistic look into challenging issues such as theoretical modeling, advanced surface probing, and fabrication. The book also provides a link to the engineering of novel advanced materials playing an important role in advancing technologies in various fields. ER -