Category: Adhesives
A Chemical Analysis of Hydra
Regeneration mechanisms, neurotoxins, innate immunity, morphogenesis, antimicrobial peptides, toll-like receptors or bacterial recognition
Jessica Coulson, Magnus Duffy, Ruolin Hu, Shilong Zheng
Mathematical Models of Diatoms: Understanding Their Complex Shape, Reproduction and Chain Formation
Diatoms, geometry, Gielis formula, structural functionality, fractals
Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay
Mathematical Modeling of Marine Suction Cups
Suction cups, mathematical modelling, elasticity, geometry, biomimicry
Juan Manuel Rocha Angel, Mika Chang, Emily Martin, Tokiniaina Raharison
Speed, Sense, and Strike: The Biochemistry of Tentacles and their Chemical Interactions with the Environment
Tentacles, muscle tissue, suction, regeneration, sensing, signal propagation
Yousif Al Shajlawi, Henry Bain, Charles Barakett, Julianna Bede
An Evolutionary Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Marine Suction Cups
Suction cups, collagen, evolution, cytoskeleton, biochemistry, sensing
Juan Manuel Rocha Angel, Mika Chang, Emily Martin, Tokiniaina Raharison Ralambomihanta
Biomechanics of Marine Suction Cups and Applications to Artificial Suction Technology
Suction cups, anatomy, papillae, biomimicry, pressure differentiation
Juan Manuel Rocha Angel, Mika Chang, Emily Martin, and Tokiniaina Raharison Ralambomihanta
A Chemical Review of Animal Tongue Functions
Tongue, Chemical Cues/Chemosensors, Adhesion, Hunt, Taste Discrimination, Mucin, Evolution
Shunyuan Xiao, Marc Srour, Sophie Allard
A Biomechanical Review of Animal Tongue Functions
Tongue, Non-Newtonian, Surface Roughness, Feeding and Prey-Catching, Saliva, Biomimicry, Elastic Energy
Shunyuan Xiao, Marc Srour, Sophie Allard
Bioadhesives for Animal Construction in Nature: A Collection of Case Studies
Bioadhesives, spider webs, insect nests, silk, adhesion mechanisms
Yuheng Liu, Berine Wehbeh, Sara Fraser, Adi Orlov
Animal Architecture: The Mechanics Behind Some of Nature’s Most Ingenious Structures
Materials and Mechanics, Architecture and Shelter, Thermoregulation, Habitat, Stress, Hexagonal Geometry, Friction
Adi Orlov, Berine Wehbeh, Yuheng Liu, Sara Fraser