Bioinspired and Biomimetic Materials

Wiley-Scrivener, 2026

Unlock millions of years of nature’s perfected blueprints and discover how bioinspired materials are revolutionizing medicine, aerospace, and robotics with this expansive, cross-industry guide. Nature, through millions of years of evolution, has perfected systems, structures, and developments that offer matchless keys to modern scientific and engineering challenges. In the fields of medical science and pharmacy, biomimetic materials are revolutionizing drug delivery, tissue engineering, and medical devices, while energy technologies inspired by biological procedures are driving advances in energy harvesting, storage, and sustainability. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of bioinspired materials, from foundational concepts to cutting-edge applications, encouraging readers to assess the natural world as a vast source of sustainable and effective solutions. It outlines the field, traces its historical development, and highlights its increasing impact on contemporary science and technology. Through investigations of real-world applications, it demonstrates nature’s influence on structural engineering and explores self-healing materials, nanotechnology, smart surfaces, and adaptive designs. This expansive resource explores biomimicry’s role in aerospace, robotics, communication systems, and architecture, making it an essential resource for researchers across industries. Readers will find the book: Covers state-of-the-art fabrication techniques for bioinspired and biomimetic materials, including self-assembly, hierarchical structuring, and bio-fabrication; Explores materials with enhanced mechanical, optical, and self-healing capabilities inspired by natural systems like nacre, spider silk, and lotus leaves; Merges principles from biology, nanotechnology, and materials science to develop high-performance, adaptive materials; Discusses biomimetic solutions for aerospace, biomedical implants, soft robotics, and energy storage systems. Audience Research scholars, scientists, academicians and industrialists working in the fields of material chemistry, applied chemistry, nanotechnology, chemical technology, polymer science and engineering.

• Curatore: Divya Bajpai Tripathy, Anjali Gupta, Arvind Kumar Jain
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Wiley-Scrivener
• Formato: EPUB3 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781394303625