Category: Organs and Body Parts (2020)
Cellular and Echolocation Analysis: The Bat Ear
Ear anatomy, bats, echolocation, biomimicry, signal processing, frequency
Laura Jahchan, Aidan Licoppe, Alessio Palladino, Shu Yuan Zhang
Biomolecular Design of Veins and Arteries
Vascular system, nitric oxide, biosensors, tissue engineering, endothelial cells
Akash Aniche, Hubert Laflamme, Deisha Paliwal, Julianna Raabel
Molecular Phenomena in Flipper Formation and Limits of Miniaturization
Reaction-Diffusion Patterning, Positional Information Theory, Miniaturization, Navier-Stokes Equations, Locomotion, Reynolds Number
McKenna Baron, Nour Hanna, Guillaume Rodier, Gabriel Straface
The Biomolecular Design of the Eye
Photoreception, Eye anatomy, Lenses, Isomerization, Visual Spectrum
Tuna Gedik, Nassib Hassouna, Mohul Sharma, Michelle Sateen Yazbek
The Biochemical Basis for Olfaction
Olfaction and Odorant Molecules, Signal Transduction, Sensory Neurons, Pheromones, Hunting
Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan
Lost a limb? No Problem!
Regeneration, Progenitor and Stem Cells, Epimorphosis, Morphallaxis, Adaptation
Andrea Khoury, Nikki Lal, Spencer Levine, Laura Camila Penuela Cardenas
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 Heart: A Biochemical and Cellular Perspective
Calcium Signaling, Action Potential, Heart, Pacemaker, Regeneration
Anne-Sarah Dickman, Lina El Kesti, Junqi Wang, Angela Zhu
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
Feather Structure and Assembly
Pigmentation, Feathers, Flight Mechanics, Growth and Regeneration, Avian Evolution
Ziyad Bouslama, Young Chae Han, Stephanie Makhlouf, Catherine Xu
Comparative Analysis of the Biological Mechanics of Veins and Arteries in Animals
Blood Vessels, Biomechanics, Vascular Tissue, Viscoelasticity, Transport Phenomenon
Akash Aniche, Hubert Laflamme, Deisha Paliwal, Julianna Raabel
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