Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Life-Sustaining Processes of the Diatom

Diatoms, life cycles, biomineralization, reproduction, reactive oxygen species, biochemistry

Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay

A Chemical Perspective on the Carapace

Carapace, biochemistry, tissue composition, molting, pigmentation

Elisabeth Lawton, Emma Geoffroy, Osandi Hewage, Yitao Sun

Masters of Camouflage: Mechanisms of Dynamic Skin Colouration in Cephalopods

Camouflage, Predator-Prey, Molluscs, Nervous System, Light Absorption/Refraction, Bioluminescence, Biomechanics

Christopher Coluni, John Eric Hamilton, Olivia Lopardo, Olivier Morin

Physics of Avian Beak Design

Beak, Evolution, Biophysics, Kinematic Chain, Filter, Thermoregulation

Karina Carlson, Rylee Mcdonald, Palmyra Mendoza Cabrer, Michael Weldon