Category: Intermolecular Forces
A Chemical Composition to Make Them Cower: A Dive Into the Structure and Protective Adaptations of Sea Sponges
Silica biomineralization, Secondary metabolites, Plasticity, Sponge skeleton
Olivia Ghiaur, Camille Heaney, Chris Hu, Vadim Zamaruyev
Sea Sponge Supercapabilities: An Analysis of the Physical Properties of Porifera
Spicules; Biomimetics; Filterfeeding; Lamination; Passive ventilation; Optical properties; Fluid dynamics; Bioluminescence; Holdfasts; Porifera
Olivia Ghiaur, Camille Heaney, Chris Hu, Vadim Zamaruyev
The Fungal Kingdom: Mechanisms of Adaptation and Interaction with the Physical World
Symbiosis, Turgor Pressure, Fungi, Growth, Cell Structure, Morphology, Spores
Edison Luke, Felix Gamper, Lea Bleibel, Vasily Ignatov
Clinging to Survival: The Physics of Limpets and Barnacles
Barnacles, Limpets, Shells, Adhesion, Feeding mechanisms, Motility
Laetitia Abdallah, Mohammad Jibran Budullah, Lucas Chan, Ralph El Hajj
The Innovative Structural and Physical Properties of Radiolaria
Protist, silica skeletons, buoyancy and specific gravity control, photosymbiosis, optical properties, photonics
Vicky Barré, Liora Benzecry, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung
Underwater Chemists: Discussion of Design Solutions in Tintinnid Ciliates
Tintinnids, digestion, reproduction, navigation, bioindicators, biochemical pathways
Alexa Bailey, Lou Cubberly, Margaux-Blondin Routhier, Niall Slack-Watkins
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
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
Mathematical Space-Filling Models and Applications in Adipose Tissue
Adipose tissue, fat, space-filling models, tiling, packing, lipid droplets
Josh Negenman, Milana Farah, Michelle Sayeh, Edward Tong
A Taste of Trunks: Self-Cleaning Properties and Gustatory Responses of the Proboscis
Trunk, proboscis, hydrophobic properties, gustatory response, chemosensing, sensory organs
Han Ru Liu, Letizia Marello, Liam Sterne, Kori Zhang
A Comparison of Keratin Use in Pangolin, Reptile, and Bird Scales
Keratin, Pangolin, Reptile, Bird, Scales, Integumentary System, Feather
Eve Barrette-Vanasse, Anne-Frederic Laurin, Rus Trana, Jun Xiao
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