Biomimetic Nanotechnology Vol. 3
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomimetics of Materials and Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2022) | Viewed by 22999
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Interests: tribology; nanotribology; green technology; positive technologies; systems approaches; complex systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomimetic nanotechnology relates to the most basic aspects of living systems and the transfer of their properties to human applications. Biological materials, structures, and processes are predominantly based on functionalities at the nanoscale. These nanoscale functionalities are often peppered with added components embedded in beautiful hierarchical layers moving from the micro-, through the meso-, and finally to the macroscale. This is of relevance in materials science, medicine, physics, sensor technologies, smart materials science, and many more fields.
Biomimetics of nanoscale features of living systems is highly challenging, interesting, and rewarding—yet because of the inherent multifunctionality of most biological functions, it is sometimes complicated to isolate specific features that are interesting for potential novel applications in technology. Here, both smart approaches and a focus on properly identifying the underlying principles in nature are necessary for us to be able to transfer lessons from living systems to technology, science, engineering, and the arts.
This Special Issue on Biomimetic Nanotechnology calls for contributions from researchers and thinkers in all realms of biomimetic nanotechnology and welcomes theoretical, experimental, and review contributions from biomimeticians, physicists, biologists, material scientists, engineers, and mathematicians alike who are engaged and interested in this fast-growing field. Of specific interest to this Special Issue will be papers that touch upon safe nanotechnology and sustainable biomimetic nanotechnology that facilitates the high potential of this great field in combination with inherent safety for humans and nature.
Because of the dynamic developments in the field of biomimetic nanotechnology and the new interesting contributions we receive, we are glad to inform you that we are continuing the successful series of Biomimetics Special Issues in the field of biomimetic nanotechnology with a volume 3. The focus of this new Special Issue is the contribution of biomimetics and nanotechnology in the age of a global pandemic.
Prof. Dr. Ille C. Gebeshuber
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomimetic nanotechnology
- hierarchical material
- nanoscale functionalities
- nanoparticles
- nanosystems
- nanostructures
- nanomaterials
- programmable materials
- tunable materials with nanoscale functionalities
- safe nanotechnology
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