In nature, aquatic organisms have evolved various attachment systems, and their attachment ability has become a specific and mysterious survival skill for them. Therefore, it is significant to study and use their unique attachment surfaces and outsta...
Drag-reducing coating technology is a core approach to enhancing the performance of ice and snow sports equipment. By regulating the interfacial characteristics between the equipment surface and the ice or snow medium, it significantly reduces fricti...
Heat exchangers are general equipment for energy exchange in the industrial field. Enhancing the heat transfer of a heat exchanger with low pump energy consumption is beneficial to the maximum utilization of energy. The optimization design for enhanc...
In this paper, an adaptive knee joint orthosis with a variable rotation center for biomimetic motion rehabilitation assistance suitable for patients with knee joint movement dysfunction is designed. Based on the kinematic information of knee joint mo...
Vapor chambers (VCs) are efficient heat spreaders that rely on wicks to realize the circulation of a phase-changing working liquid and can be used to address heat dissipation problems in electronic devices, aerospace, and satellite equipment. In this...
Planar honeycomb structures, especially biomimetic hexagonal honeycombs, are widely used in energy-absorbing equipment because of their excellent out-of-plane deformation resistance. However, their significant mechanical anisotropy, manifested by the...
Intervertebral disc degeneration, which leads to low back pain, is the most prevalent musculoskeletal condition worldwide, significantly impairing quality of life and imposing substantial socioeconomic burdens on affected individuals. A major impedim...
Biomimetic pumps can effectively enhance the hydrodynamics of plain river networks, improve the water environment, and facilitate the transport of sticky bottom sediment. In this paper, a biomimetic pump equipped with an NACA0012 wing profile was use...
To improve the drag-reducing and antifouling performance of marine equipment, it is indispensable to learn from structures and materials that are found in nature. This is due to their excellent properties, such as intelligence, microminiaturization,...
K. pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that causes nosocomial infections, such as, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, septic shock, and gastro intestinal disease. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), capsular polysaccharide, and fimbriae are recognized ma...
This article covers research on an innovative propulsion system design for a Biomimetic Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (BUUV) operating at low speeds. The experiment was conducted on a laboratory test water tunnel equipped with specialised sensor equipm...
Environmental chemical contaminants in food seriously impact human health and food safety. Successful detection methods can effectively monitor the potential risk of emerging chemical contaminants. Among them, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) ba...
Biomimetics is the interdisciplinary cooperation of biology and technology that offers solutions to practical problems by analyzing biological systems and transferring their principles into applications. This review article focused on biomimetic inno...
With the application of biomimetic shark skin microstructures with hydrophobicity in microfluidics, sensors and self-cleaning materials, microstructure processing methods are increasing. The preparation process has higher requirements for processing...
Echinococcosis is an important zoonotic infectious disease that seriously affects human health. Conventional diagnosis of echinococcosis relies on the application of large-scale imaging equipment, which is difficult to promote in remote areas. Meanwh...
Fish sense water motions with their lateral line. The lateral line is a sensory system that contains up to several thousand mechanoreceptors, called neuromasts. Neuromasts occur freestanding on the skin and in subepidermal canals. We developed arrays...
In this study, our primary focus is the biomimetic design and rigorous evaluation of an economically viable and portable ‘e-nose’ system, tailored for the precise detection of a broad range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in local Th...
In this work, Au-Bi2Te3 nanocomposite thermoelectric film with a hierarchical sub-micron antireflection quasi-periodic structure was synthesized via a low-temperature chemical route using Troides helena (Linnaeus) forewing (T_FW) as the biomimetic te...
Human–computer interaction (HCI) is central to wearable technology; however, traditional interaction methods face constraints from environmental noise, privacy risks, and operational inconveniences. With the convergence of flexible electronics...
This paper presents the experimental research conducted for the Biomimetic Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (BUUV). The study’s major goal is to create a single, flexible side fin with adequate proportions and stiffness for an energy-efficient propu...
Bioelectricity is an indispensable part of organisms and plays a vital role in cell modulation and tissue/organ development. The development of convenient and bio-safe electrical stimulation equipment to simulate endogenous bioelectricity for cell fu...
This paper proposes a velocity-type fuzzy proportional–integral–derivative (PID) control system with integral line-of-sight (ILOS) guidance to precisely follow the path of a biomimetic underwater robot equipped with a caudal fin propulsio...
To meet the practical application requirements of underwater biomimetic robots, this paper presents the design of a flexible pectoral fin with integrated sensing and actuation capabilities, based on a “material-structure-function” integra...
There are a large number of fouling organisms in the ocean, which easily attach to the surface of ships, oil platforms and breeding facilities, corrode the surface of equipment, accelerate the aging of equipment, affect the stability and safety of ma...
A hybrid aquatic–aerial vehicle (HAAV) is a novel type of aircraft capable of both aerial flight and underwater navigation. Inspired by the swan’s gliding and landing motion on water surfaces, this study investigates the dynamic modeling...
Considerable efforts have been devoted to accurately monitoring the depth of anesthesia to ensure patient safety during surgery. Traditional approaches typically rely on electroencephalogram (EEG)-based indices, such as the Bispectral Index (BIS), wh...
In this paper, we proposed a Regular Tetrahedral Array (RTA) to cope with various types of sensors expected in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) localization requiring all-directional detection capability and high accuracy, such as indoor Internet-of-Things (IoT)...
The growing demand for marine resource development and in-depth exploration of the marine environment has positioned soft biomimetic underwater vehicles (SBUVs) as a research hotspot in the fields of underwater equipment and soft robotics. SBUVs are...
Cactaceae are plants equipped with spines and adapted to extremely arid environments. In particular, Echinocactus grusonii spines are almost cylindrical structures, which may occasionally present an enlargement of their proximal cross sectional area....
This article describes a new way to explore neuromorphic engineering, the biomimetic artificial neuron using microfluidic techniques. This new device could replace silicon neurons and solve the issues of biocompatibility and power consumption. The bi...
This study presents a comparative analysis of horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) equipped with and without bio-inspired active oscillating vortex generators (VGs). The experimental investigation examines key aspects of mechanical integration and t...
This paper presents the design and control of a quadruped robot equipped with a six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) bionic active torso based on a parallel mechanism. Inspired by the compliant and flexible torsos of quadrupedal mammals, the proposed torso...
Recent studies have shown that insect wings have evolved to have micro- and nanoscale structures on the wing surface, and biomimetic research aims to transfer such structures to application-specific materials. Herein, we describe a simple and cost-ef...
In this paper, we will propose the neural networks integrated circuit (NNIC) which is the driving waveform generator of the 4.0, 2.7, 2.5 mm, width, length, height in size biomimetics microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microrobot. The microrobot w...
We report a cross-station replication of endogenous circadian rhythms in plant bioelectric voltage, recorded continuously for 42 days at three independent sensor stations within a public science exhibition (Phänomena, Dietikon, Switzerland; Marc...
The increased importance of sustainability imperatives has required a profound reconsideration of the interaction between materials, manufacturing, and design fields. Biomimetic smart materials such as shape-memory polymers, hydrogels, and electro-ac...
To address problems encountered in current potato harvesting machines, such as potato damage, poor adaptability, and low operational efficiency, a new towed potato picking and bagging machine (4UJ-180A) equipped with a soil-digging axis, flexible con...
As an important part of head protection equipment, research on the material and structural application of helmet liners has always been one of the hotspots in the field of helmets. This paper first discusses common helmet liner materials, including t...
A new ferulic acid ester named 4-methyl-3-trans-hexenylferulate (1), together with eight known phenolic acid esters (2–9), was isolated from the methanolic extract of the roots and rhizomes of Notopterygium incisium. Their structures were elucidated...
The results of radiotherapy in patients with primary malignant brain tumors are extremely dissatisfactory: the overall survival after a diagnosis of glioblastoma is typically less than three years. The development of spatially fractionated radiothera...
The development of prostheses that accurately reproduce fine motor skills remains a key challenge for daily assistance applications. This research presents the development of a soft robotic hand prosthesis prototype inspired by the natural behavior o...
Materials with excellent thermal stability, mechanical, and insulating properties are highly desirable for electrical equipment with high voltage and high power. However, simultaneously integrating these performance portfolios into a single material...
Any equipment submerged in the ocean will have its surface attacked by fouling organisms, which can cause serious damage. Traditional antifouling coatings contain heavy metal ions, which also have a detrimental effect on the marine ecological environ...
Power ultrasound is widely used in industrial production, medical equipment, aerospace, and other fields. Currently, there are two main types of commonly used power generation devices: piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers and magnetostrictive ultraso...
Collision detection is very important for robot motion planning. The existing accurate collision detection algorithms regard the evaluation of each node as a discrete event, ignoring the correlation between nodes, resulting in low efficiency. In this...
The development of innovative materials is one of the most important focus areas in heritage conservation research. Eligible materials can not only protect the physical and chemical integrity of artworks but also preserve their artistic and aesthetic...
Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology can be used to locate and build maps in unknown environments, but the constructed maps often suffer from poor readability and interactivity, and the primary and secondary information in the map...
This paper presents a study on bioinspired rigid-flexible coupling adaptive compliant motion control of a robot gecko with hybrid actuation for space stations. The biomimetic robot gecko is made of a rigid trunk, four motor-driven active legs with du...
The realization of physiologically-relevant advanced in vitro models is not just related to the reproduction of a three-dimensional multicellular architecture, but also to the maintenance of a cell culture environment in which parameters, such as tem...
The collapsible loess will rapidly soften and lose its bearing capacity when soaked in water. Under a mild condition (20 °C), the biomimetic inorganic agent, diammonium phosphate (DAP), reacts with calcite in the collapsible loess, producing a st...
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