Bionic Design of Cutting Tools
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2026 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In this Special Issue, the term 'cutting tools' is broadly defined, encompassing not only metal-cutting tools used in manufacturing, but also implements designed for cutting materials such as soil, wood, coal, rock, and other substances. Consequently, this concept extends to multiple disciplines including but not limited to mechanical engineering, agricultural engineering, forestry engineering, mining engineering, and geological engineering. Low efficiency, poor quality, or high energy consumption in cutting are mainly caused by the adhesion and abrasion/friction on the surface of cutting tools. According to the existing research, bionic design serves as an innovative and highly efficient solution to address the aforementioned challenges.
We are seeking comprehensive reviews and original research articles on bionic cutting tools from scholars across diverse disciplines and domains. The research scope encompasses, but is not limited to, bionic prototype investigations; macro-/micro-scale generative studies; cutting mechanism analysis for bionic tools; and investigations into wear resistance, friction reduction, and anti-adhesion properties of bionic cutting tools. This interdisciplinary Special Issue aims to spark intellectual collisions in thinking and methodologies among experts, thereby catalyzing novel insights for fellow researchers while establishing transformative paradigms for cutting tool design.
Prof. Dr. Haiyue Yu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bionic design
- cutting tools
- adhere
- abrasion
- cutting efficiency
- cutting quality
- cutting energy
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