Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Category: Perception

How mathematics governs the nature of tentacles

Tentacles, muscles, simulations, geometry, cylinders, flagella

Yousif Al Shajlawi, Henry Bain, Charles Barakett, Julianna Bede

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

Geometry is Key: Mathematical Modeling of Whiskers and Antennae

Whiskers, antennae, geometry, Euler spiral, sensing

Yen Chuang, Giselle De Leon, Anna Xuyao Shi, Ella (Yaxin) Wang

Comparison of Antenna and Whisker Functions in Different Environments

Antennae, whiskers, sensing, signal processing, mechanosensing

Yen Chuang, Giselle De Leon, Anna Xuyao Shi, Ella (Yaxin) Wang

An Advantageous Appendage: the Biomechanical Design of Tentacles and their Adaptation for the Aquatic Environment

Tentacles, cephalopods, limb mechanics, material properties, Tendrils, kinematics

Yousif Al Shajlawi, Henry Bain, Julianna Bede

The Life Cycle of the Whiskers and Antennae of Animals and Insects 

Whiskers, antennae, barbels, sensing, receptors, morphology, regeneration

Yen Chuang, Giselle De Leon, Anna Xuyao Shi, Ella (Yaxin) Wang

A Chemical Review of Animal Tongue Functions

Tongue, Chemical Cues/Chemosensors, Adhesion, Hunt, Taste Discrimination, Mucin, Evolution

Shunyuan Xiao, Marc Srour, Sophie Allard

Resonating Devices in Nature for Communication and Information Reception

Acoustic Resonance, Harmonics, Mating, Tymbals and Tympanas, Helmholtz Resonator, Echolocation, Vibration

Archinlin Wang, Henry Stephenson, Syphax Ramdani, Zachary Flynn

Chemical Mechanisms of Resonating Devices in Animals for Communication and Information Reception

Resonating Devices/Acoustic Resonance, Communication/Information Conveyance and Reception, Protein Crystallization, Mechanotransduction, Echolocation, Amplification, Composite Biomaterials and Biopolymers

Archinlin Wang, Henry Stephenson, Syphax Ramdani, Zachary Flynn

Superpowers in the Animal Kingdom

Sensory Adaptation and Systems, Echolocation, UV (Vision), Magnetism, Electroreception, Sharks, Bats, Fish

Yaman Al Janaideh, David Bettan, Kaitlyn Cribb, Vanessa Piché