Advances in Biologically Inspired Design

Dear Colleagues,

Biologically-inspired design is a design philosophy that encourages us to learn from nature, and results in the discovery of non-conventional solutions to problems that are often more efficient, economic, and elegant. Taking inspiration from nature has made (and can make) valuable contributions to engineering. In the last few decades, there has been increased attention on the significant technical innovations that can result from biological inspiration. Although the use of biologically inspired design has increased, we still lack reliable methods and tools that aim to reduce the element of chance as well as time and effort to intentionally arrive at a biologically inspired design. This Special Issue is focused on the techniques, approaches and theories that facilitate biologically inspired design for engineering applications. Manuscript submissions on original research and literature reviews in the areas mentioned as keywords below are highly encouraged.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jacquelyn Nagel
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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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. Designs is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.