Advances in Biomimetics: Patents from Nature

Dear Colleagues,

Biomimetics research on living systems attempts to transfer their properties to engineering applications. Biological materials, structures, and processes are predominantly based on the combination of various effects at different scales: the nano-, micro-, meso-, and macroscale. This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in various areas of biomimetics: (1) materials and structures; (2) designs, constructions, and devices; (3) surfaces and interfaces; (4) architecture and climatization; (5) locomotion and bioinspired robotics; (6) sensorics, information processing and control; (7) chemical biomimetics; and (8) energy biomimetics. We also encourage the submission of manuscripts that explore the relationships between these topics and are devoted to the development of biomimetic methodologies.

This Special Issue also welcomes the submission of papers that focus on the proper identification of the underlying principles in nature, and manuscripts that apply findings regarding exising systems to modern technologies. This Special Issue of Biomimetics calls for theoretical, experimental, and review articles related to the fields of biology, physics, material science and engineering.

Prof. Dr. Stanislav N. Gorb
Prof. Dr. Longjian Xue
Dr. Barbara Mazzolai
Prof. Dr. Phillip B. Messersmith
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biomimetics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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