Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats: Innovations and Applications and is a survey of the recent work of recognized experts in a variety of fields who employ biomimicry and related paradigms to solve key problems of interest within design, science, technology, and society. Topics covered include innovations from biomimicry in materials, product design, architecture, and biological sciences. The book is a useful resource for educators, designers, researchers, engineers, and materials scientists, taking them from the theory behind biomimicry to real world applications.
Living systems have evolved innovative solutions to challenges that humans face on a daily basis. Nonlinear multifunctional systems that have a symbiotic relationship with their environment are the domain of nature. Morphological solutions for buildings inspired by nature can be used for skins, surfaces, and structures to facilitate environmental adaptation of buildings to increase occupant comfort and reduce energy demands. Birds can teach us to produce novel structures, 3D printing can be informed by oysters and mussels, and mycelium may show us the way to fabricate new biocomposites in architecture. Therefore, it is in nature that we seek inspiration for the solutions to tomorrow’s challenges.
1. Chapter 2 Introduction to bio-inspired materials: Design, processing and applications - p. 25 2. Chapter 3 The pattern alphabet: Nature’s patterns are the language of spatial reasoning and biomimicry - p. 57 3. Chapter 4 Material culture, design studies, and human ecology: A biocentered perspective - p. 107 4. Chapter 5 Inspiration from paleomimetics: Fossil does not equal failure - p. 123 5. Chapter 6 Biomimicry for natural and synthetic composites and use of machine learning in hierarchical design - p. 141 6. Chapter 7 Tools, behavior, and materials: What should we learn from animal nest construction? - p. 183 7. Chapter 8 Sample digitization techniques for bio-inspired engineering - p. 215 8. Chapter 9 Assessment of an ant-inspired algorithm for path planning - p. 247 9. Chapter 10 Functional synergy of biomimicry and additive manufacturing: Toward a bio-enhanced engineering approach - p. 269 10. Chapter 11 Smart textiles through bio-inspired innovation - p. 291 11. Chapter 12 Polymerization in nature yields clues to innovation in additive manufacturing - p. 337 12. Chapter 13 Syntheses, mechanisms, and applications of bio-inspired self-cleaning surfaces - p. 367 13. Chapter 14 Commercialization journeys: Bringing biomimetic innovation to the market - p. 393 14. Chapter 15 Morphological differentiation for the environmental adaptation of biomimetic buildings: Skins, surfaces, and structures - p. 439 15. Chapter 16 A case study in biomimetic roofing: Moisture dissipation from leaf-shaped shingles - p. 467 16. Chapter 17 Design studies and applications of mycelium biocomposites in architecture - p. 489 17. Chapter 18 Green Harbors Project: Biomimicry in action - p. 529 18. Index - p. 557
Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats: Innovations and Applications and is a survey of the recent work of recognized experts in a variety of fields who employ biomimicry and related paradigms to solve key problems of interest within design, science, technology, and society. Topics covered include innovations from biomimicry in materials, product design, architecture, and biological sciences. The book is a useful resource for educators, designers, researchers, engineers, and materials scientists, taking them from the theory behind biomimicry to real world applications.
Living systems have evolved innovative solutions to challenges that humans face on a daily basis. Nonlinear multifunctional systems that have a symbiotic relationship with their environment are the domain of nature. Morphological solutions for buildings inspired by nature can be used for skins, surfaces, and structures to facilitate environmental adaptation of buildings to increase occupant comfort and reduce energy demands. Birds can teach us to produce novel structures, 3D printing can be informed by oysters and mussels, and mycelium may show us the way to fabricate new biocomposites in architecture. Therefore, it is in nature that we seek inspiration for the solutions to tomorrow’s challenges.
1. Chapter 2 Introduction to bio-inspired materials: Design, processing and applications - p. 25 2. Chapter 3 The pattern alphabet: Nature’s patterns are the language of spatial reasoning and biomimicry - p. 57 3. Chapter 4 Material culture, design studies, and human ecology: A biocentered perspective - p. 107 4. Chapter 5 Inspiration from paleomimetics: Fossil does not equal failure - p. 123 5. Chapter 6 Biomimicry for natural and synthetic composites and use of machine learning in hierarchical design - p. 141 6. Chapter 7 Tools, behavior, and materials: What should we learn from animal nest construction? - p. 183 7. Chapter 8 Sample digitization techniques for bio-inspired engineering - p. 215 8. Chapter 9 Assessment of an ant-inspired algorithm for path planning - p. 247 9. Chapter 10 Functional synergy of biomimicry and additive manufacturing: Toward a bio-enhanced engineering approach - p. 269 10. Chapter 11 Smart textiles through bio-inspired innovation - p. 291 11. Chapter 12 Polymerization in nature yields clues to innovation in additive manufacturing - p. 337 12. Chapter 13 Syntheses, mechanisms, and applications of bio-inspired self-cleaning surfaces - p. 367 13. Chapter 14 Commercialization journeys: Bringing biomimetic innovation to the market - p. 393 14. Chapter 15 Morphological differentiation for the environmental adaptation of biomimetic buildings: Skins, surfaces, and structures - p. 439 15. Chapter 16 A case study in biomimetic roofing: Moisture dissipation from leaf-shaped shingles - p. 467 16. Chapter 17 Design studies and applications of mycelium biocomposites in architecture - p. 489 17. Chapter 18 Green Harbors Project: Biomimicry in action - p. 529 18. Index - p. 557
