Bioinspired and Biomimetic Materials

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.

Divya Bajpai Tripathy, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry, in the School of Basic and Applied Sciences at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India, with more than 14 years of experience. She has more than 137 research publications in reputed journals, books, and conference proceedings, as well as one patent. Her research specializes in biochemistry.

Anjali Gupta, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Basic and Applied Sciences at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India, with more than 12 years of research and teaching experience. She has more than 50 publications to her credit, as well as nine patents. Her research focuses on in-silico screening and the synthesis of naturally occurring bioactive analogs.

Arvind Kumar Jain, PhD is a Professor of Basic and Applied Sciences and Dean of Student Welfare at IILM University, Greater Noida, India. He has published nine patents and many research papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings. His areas of expertise are nanotechnology, analytical chemistry, and organic synthetic chemistry.