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

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 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