Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


How mathematics governs the nature of tentacles

Tentacles, muscles, simulations, geometry, cylinders, flagella

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

Numerical Modeling of Butterfly Scale Structure and a Few of its Physical Properties

Numerical Modeling, Structural Coloration, Reflectance, Fourier Transform, Butterfly, Hydrophobic, Thin Film Optics

Eve Barrette-Vanasse, Anne Laurin, Rus Trana, Jun Xiao

Quantifying Skin Patterns: Mathematical Interpretations of Camouflaging Techniques in Animals

Camouflage, Turing patterns, saliency mapping, mathematical modelling, cheetahs

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

Animal Communication: A Mathematical Review

Communication, bioluminescence, pheromones, insects, probability, vocalization

Adam Khan, Janique Mayrand, Olivia Ouellet, Angela Wang

Bioinformatics and Sensory Function of Mammalian Fur: An Analysis of Coat Patterning, Whiskers, and Trigger Hairs

sensing, Turing patterns, whiskers, venus flytraps, mammals, follicles

Marc Amin, Lovéni Hanumunthadu, Matthew MacDonald, Thibaud Roy

Information Storage and Processing as Part of Pattern Formation, Photoreception, Thermoreception, and Mechanoreception of the Integument

Information storage, integument, Turing patterns, feedback loops, sensing

Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh

How Computers and Robotics Helped Us Understand Flippers

Flippers, biometrics, fluid dynamics, Reynolds number, biomimicry, swimming

McKenna Baron, Nour Hanna, Guillaume Rodier, Gabriel Straface

An Analysis of Sensors and Systems of Artificial Noses

Noses, olfaction, artificial organs, sensing, biosensors

Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan

Visual Lateralization in the Animal Kingdom

Brain lateralization, vision, sensing, signal propagation, memory, neurons

Tuna Gedik, Nassib Hassouna, Mohul Sharma, Michelle Sateen Yazbek

Information Storage and Processing Analysis: The Barn Owl Ear

Barn owls, ear anatomy, sound localization, frequency, sensing

Alessio Palladino, Laura Jahchan, Aidan Licoppe, Shu Yuan Zhang