Nature-Inspired Sensors presents and discusses the basic principles and latest developments in nature-inspired sensing and biosensing materials, along with the design and mechanisms for analyzing their potential in multifunctional sensing applications. Sections provide a comprehensive review of certain fundamental mechanisms in different living creatures including humans, animals, and plants. In addition, the book presents and discusses ways for imitating various nature-inspired structural features and their functional properties such as hierarchical, interlocked, porous, bristle-like structures, and hetero-layered brick-and-mortar structures. Sections also highlight the utility of these structures and their properties for sensing functions, which include static coloration, self-cleaning, adhesive, underwater navigation and object detection, electric charge generation, and sensitive olfactory functions for detecting various substances. This is followed by an appraisal of accumulating knowledge and its translation from the laboratory to the point-of-care phase, using selective sensors as well as desktop and wearable artificial sensing devices, e.g., electronic noses and electronic skins, in conjunction with AI-assisted data processing and decision-making in the targeted field of application.
1. Introduction - p. Page xiii 2. Chapter 1 : Insights from animals for building services - p. Page xxiv 3. Chapter 2 : Plants - p. Page 9 4. Chapter 3 : From alalus to sapiens: human evolution and uniqueness - p. Page 16 5. Chapter 4 : Principles of nature on human sensing capabilities - p. Page 24 6. Chapter 5 : Naturally ordered cracks - p. Page 38 7. Chapter 6 : Particle-based islands and nanowire interconnections - p. Page 54 8. Chapter 7 : Hierarchical structures - p. Page 71 9. Chapter 8 : Stretchability - p. Page 84 10. Chapter 9 : Biocompatibility - p. Page 106 11. Chapter 10 : Biodegradability - p. Page 121 12. Chapter 11 : Natural-inspired self-healing sensors - p. Page 139 13. Chapter 12 : Waterproofing function - p. Page 148 14. Chapter 13 : Self-cleaning function - p. Page 165 15. Chapter 14 : Nucleic acid detection for microbial diagnostics - p. Page 178 16. Chapter 15 : Nanozymes - p. Page 197 17. Chapter 16 : Peptides - p. Page 212 18. Chapter 17 : Aptamers, DNAzymes and aptazymes - p. Page 229 19. Chapter 18 : Molecularly imprinted polymers - p. Page 244 20. Chapter 19 : Ionic molecules - p. Page 261 21. Chapter 20 : Electrochemical sensors - p. Page 276 22. Chapter 21 : Chemiresistors - p. Page 292 23. Chapter 22 : Colorimetric sensors - p. Page 312 24. Chapter 23 : Optical sensors - p. Page 333 25. Chapter 24 : Fluorescent sensors - p. Page 343 26. Chapter 25 : Pressure tactile sensors - p. Page 360 27. Chapter 26 : Medical sensors - p. Page 379 28. Chapter 27 : Computation sensors - p. Page 397 29. Chapter 28 : Visual-based electronic sensory system - p. Page 409 30. Chapter 29 : Auditory based electronic sensory system - p. Page 426 31. Chapter 30 : Electronic nose - p. Page 438 32. Chapter 31 : Electronic tongues: basics, materials, and applications - p. Page 445 33. Chapter 32 : Gustatory-based electronic tongues - p. Page 460 34. Chapter 33 : Electronic skin - p. Page 479 35. Chapter 34 : Fabrication strategies - p. Page 498 36. Chapter 35 : Mass production of nature inspired sensors - p. Page 517 37. Chapter 36 : Stand-alone maintenance-free long-life sensory system - p. Page 534 38. Chapter 37 : Artificial intelligence-assisted data fusion - p. Page 546 39. Chapter 38 : Future perspectives - p. Page 557 40. Index - p. Page 572
Nature-Inspired Sensors presents and discusses the basic principles and latest developments in nature-inspired sensing and biosensing materials, along with the design and mechanisms for analyzing their potential in multifunctional sensing applications. Sections provide a comprehensive review of certain fundamental mechanisms in different living creatures including humans, animals, and plants. In addition, the book presents and discusses ways for imitating various nature-inspired structural features and their functional properties such as hierarchical, interlocked, porous, bristle-like structures, and hetero-layered brick-and-mortar structures. Sections also highlight the utility of these structures and their properties for sensing functions, which include static coloration, self-cleaning, adhesive, underwater navigation and object detection, electric charge generation, and sensitive olfactory functions for detecting various substances. This is followed by an appraisal of accumulating knowledge and its translation from the laboratory to the point-of-care phase, using selective sensors as well as desktop and wearable artificial sensing devices, e.g., electronic noses and electronic skins, in conjunction with AI-assisted data processing and decision-making in the targeted field of application.
1. Introduction - p. Page xiii 2. Chapter 1 : Insights from animals for building services - p. Page xxiv 3. Chapter 2 : Plants - p. Page 9 4. Chapter 3 : From alalus to sapiens: human evolution and uniqueness - p. Page 16 5. Chapter 4 : Principles of nature on human sensing capabilities - p. Page 24 6. Chapter 5 : Naturally ordered cracks - p. Page 38 7. Chapter 6 : Particle-based islands and nanowire interconnections - p. Page 54 8. Chapter 7 : Hierarchical structures - p. Page 71 9. Chapter 8 : Stretchability - p. Page 84 10. Chapter 9 : Biocompatibility - p. Page 106 11. Chapter 10 : Biodegradability - p. Page 121 12. Chapter 11 : Natural-inspired self-healing sensors - p. Page 139 13. Chapter 12 : Waterproofing function - p. Page 148 14. Chapter 13 : Self-cleaning function - p. Page 165 15. Chapter 14 : Nucleic acid detection for microbial diagnostics - p. Page 178 16. Chapter 15 : Nanozymes - p. Page 197 17. Chapter 16 : Peptides - p. Page 212 18. Chapter 17 : Aptamers, DNAzymes and aptazymes - p. Page 229 19. Chapter 18 : Molecularly imprinted polymers - p. Page 244 20. Chapter 19 : Ionic molecules - p. Page 261 21. Chapter 20 : Electrochemical sensors - p. Page 276 22. Chapter 21 : Chemiresistors - p. Page 292 23. Chapter 22 : Colorimetric sensors - p. Page 312 24. Chapter 23 : Optical sensors - p. Page 333 25. Chapter 24 : Fluorescent sensors - p. Page 343 26. Chapter 25 : Pressure tactile sensors - p. Page 360 27. Chapter 26 : Medical sensors - p. Page 379 28. Chapter 27 : Computation sensors - p. Page 397 29. Chapter 28 : Visual-based electronic sensory system - p. Page 409 30. Chapter 29 : Auditory based electronic sensory system - p. Page 426 31. Chapter 30 : Electronic nose - p. Page 438 32. Chapter 31 : Electronic tongues: basics, materials, and applications - p. Page 445 33. Chapter 32 : Gustatory-based electronic tongues - p. Page 460 34. Chapter 33 : Electronic skin - p. Page 479 35. Chapter 34 : Fabrication strategies - p. Page 498 36. Chapter 35 : Mass production of nature inspired sensors - p. Page 517 37. Chapter 36 : Stand-alone maintenance-free long-life sensory system - p. Page 534 38. Chapter 37 : Artificial intelligence-assisted data fusion - p. Page 546 39. Chapter 38 : Future perspectives - p. Page 557 40. Index - p. Page 572
