Daphnia’s Chemical Interactions: Varying Conditions Require Varying Responses
Predator-prey, environmental stressors, bioindicator, adaptation, bioremediation, kairomone, diel vertical migration
Eva Otell, Iris Sun, Marwan Sobh, Rémi Ouellete, Xinying Wang
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
Bioadhesives for Animal Construction in Nature: A Collection of Case Studies
Bioadhesives, spider webs, insect nests, silk, adhesion mechanisms
Yuheng Liu, Berine Wehbeh, Sara Fraser, Adi Orlov
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
An Analysis of Sensors and Systems of Artificial Noses
Noses, olfaction, artificial organs, sensing, biosensors
Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan
Molecular and Histological Structures of Generic Mammalian Hair and Fur
Keratin, protein structure, fur, hair, hydrophobicity, growth cycles
Marc Amin, Lovéni Hanumunthadu, Matthew MacDonald, Thibaud Roy
Biological Design for Lungs and Gills: Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering
Lungs, gills, diffusion, cellular respiration, biochemistry, surfactants
Samuel Bernard, Nabhaan Farooqi, Camille Gagnon, Will Vyse
Hypotheses for the Tooth Eruption Mechanism
Teeth, tooth eruption, embryogenesis, growth modelling, growth mechanisms
Taegan Hallahan, Emma Martin, Marion Vandewynckele-Bossut, Mianchen Wang
The Biochemical Basis for Olfaction
Olfaction and Odorant Molecules, Signal Transduction, Sensory Neurons, Pheromones, Hunting
Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan
Biomolecular Factors for Immunity, Color Change, and Mechanical Strength of the Integument
Integument System, Chromatophores and Color Change, Glands, Cell Junctions, Immunity
Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh
The Colorful Chemistry of Oxygen Carriers in Blood
Blood, Respiration and Oxygenation, Transport, Oxygen Carriers/Transporters/Proteins, Allostery
Arnaud Benchetrite, Ines Hafit, Laura Hebert, Shiyuan Qiao
Healing, Mechanical Loading, and Water-harvesting with Integument Structures and their Biomimetic Applications
Biomimicry, Integument Structures, Wound-Healing, Water-Harvesting, Mechanical Loading
Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh
The Well-Kept Secrets of Blood: The Mechanism of a Vital Fluid
Viscoelasticity, Non-Newtonian, Blood, Circulatory System, Rheology, Transport Phenomenon
Arnaud Benchetrite, Ines Hafit, Laura Hebert, Shiyuan Qiao
Physics of Avian Beak Design
Beak, Evolution, Biophysics, Kinematic Chain, Filter, Thermoregulation
Karina Carlson, Rylee Mcdonald, Palmyra Mendoza Cabrer, Michael Weldon
Functions of the Gut through the Perspective of Biological Mechanics
Gut, Biomechanics, Digestive Tract, Chewing, Microbiome, Parasites, Dietary Adaptation
Trevor Hum, Xavier Santerre, Kyle Vamvakas, Mathilde Wagner
The Nose: An Examination and Comparison of the Turbinate Structures of Aquatic Animals, Terrestrial Caniformia, and Humans
Nose, Respiratory Adaptation, Climate, Evolutionary Biology, Olfaction and Olfactory Structures/Anatomy. Nasal Turbinates
Ingi El Shahid, Curtis Ehlert, Liv Toft, Mary Wan