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Down to the Bone: A Novel Bio-Inspired Design Concept
- Source :
- Materials, Materials, Vol 14, Iss 4226, p 4226 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The solutions provided through natural evolution of living creatures serve as an ingenious source of inspiration for many technological and applicative fields. Along these lines, bone-inspired concepts lead to fascinating advances in product design, architecture and garments, thanks to the bone’s exceptional combination of strength, toughness and lightness. Structural applications are inspired by the bone’s ability to resist fracture under a large spectrum of forces, while the high surface area and pore connectivity of bone architecture present exciting opportunities from an aesthetic point of view. Behind these inspirations, a disruptive common belief emerges: “down to the bone”, a journey in search of equality, universality and substantiality. Herein, we explore the current state of the art in bone-inspired applications in these fields, considering the two major categories of structural and aesthetic inspirations and discussing further technological developments.
- Subjects :
- Technology
Opinion
Engineering
architecture
ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION
0211 other engineering and technologies
product design
02 engineering and technology
GeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUS
Lightness (philosophy)
Natural (music)
High surface area
General Materials Science
Architecture
bone-mimicking
ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS
021106 design practice & management
bone-inspired
Cognitive science
Microscopy
QC120-168.85
structural
Creatures
Product design
aesthetic
business.industry
QH201-278.5
Universality (philosophy)
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
TK1-9971
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
garments
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TA1-2040
0210 nano-technology
business
bone-inspired, bone-mimicking, structural, aesthetic, garments, product design, architecture
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Materials, Materials, Vol 14, Iss 4226, p 4226 (2021)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....781e21bf7270fac4200a99bc5476d495