Preface ....................................................... vii
Acknowledgments ................................................ ix
Editor ....................................................... xiii
Contributors ................................................... xv
1 Introduction: Nature as a Source for Inspiration of
Innovation ................................................... 1
Yoseph Bar-Cohen
2 Artificial Senses and Organs: Natural Mechanisms and
Biomimetic Devices .......................................... 35
Morgana M. Trexler and Ryan M. Deacon
3 Biomimicry at the Cell-Material Interface ................... 95
Kelsey A. Potter, Bo Gui, and Jeffrey R. Capadona
4 Multiscale Modeling of Plant Cell Wall Architecture and
Tissue Mechanics for Biomimetic Applications ............... 131
Alejandro D. Rey, Damiano Pasini, and Yogesh Kumar
Murugesan
5 Biomimetic Composites ...................................... 169
Daniel G.T. Strange and Michelle L. Oyen
6 Electroactive Polymer Actuators as Artificial Muscles ...... 213
Yoseph Bar-Cohen
7 Refreshable Braille Displays Actuated by Electroactive
Polymers ................................................... 245
Yoseph Bar-Cohen
8 Biological Optics .......................................... 267
H. Donald Wolpert
9 Biomimicry of the Ultimate Optical Device-The Plant ........ 307
David W. Lee
10 Biologically Inspired Design: A Tool for
Interdisciplinary Education ................................ 331
Jeannette Yen, Marc J. Weissburg, Michael Helms, and
Ashok K. Goel
11 Self-Reproducing Machines and Manufacturing Processes ...... 361
Adrian Bowyer
12 Biomimetic Products ........................................ 377
Tom Masselter, Wilhelm Barthlott, Georg Bauer, Jürgen
Bertling, Frank Cichy, Petra Ditsche-Kuru, Friederike
Gallenmüller, Maik Gude, Tobias Haushahn, Michael
Hermann, Henning Immink, fan Knippers, Julian Lienhard,
Rolf Luchsinger, Karin Lunz, Glaus Mattheck, Markus
Milwich, Nils Mölders, Christoph Neinhuis, Anke
Nellesen, Simon Poppinga, Marcus Rechberger, Simon
Schleicher, Clemens Schmitt, Hannes Schwager, Robin
Seidel, Olga Speck, Thomas Stegmaier, Iwiza Tesari, Marc
Thielen, and Thomas Speck
13 Biomimetics for Medical Implants ........................... 431
Bert Müller
14 Application of Biomimetics in the Design of Medical
Devices .................................................... 445
Hande Argunsah and Brian L. Davis
15 Affective Robotics: Human Motion and Behavioral
Inspiration for Safe Cooperation between Humans and
Humanoid Assistive Robots .................................. 461
A.G. Pipe, R. Vaidyanathan, C. Melhuish, P. Bremner,
P. Robinson, R.A.J. Clark, A. Lenz, K. Eder, N. Hawes,
Z. Ghahramani, M. Fraser, M. Mirmehdi, P. Healey, and
S. Skachek
16 Humanlike Robots-Capabilities, Potential, and Challenges ... 477
Yoseph Bar-Cohen
17 Biomimetic Swimmer Inspired by the Manta Ray ............... 495
Frank E. Fish, Hossein Haj-Hariri, Alexander J. Smits,
Hilary Bart-Smith, and Tetsuya Iwasaki
18 Biomimetics and Flying Technology .......................... 525
Brenda M. Kulfan and Anthony J. Colozza
19 The Biomimetic Process in Artistic Creation ................ 675
Adi Marom and Gad Marom
20 Biomimetics-Reality, Challenges, and Outlook ............... 693
Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Index ......................................................... 715
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