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Biomimetics, Volume 8, Issue 6

2023 October - 61 articles

Cover Story: When studying biological materials like nacre, skull bones, or teeth under a microscope, one can see why these materials are so tough: they are built (at the microlevel) as stiff, aligned platelets connected by soft adhesive layers, containing nanoscale bridge-like fibers. Can we use this concept to develop extra-durable and separable composite structures? Considering composite laminates to be analogues of stiff platelets in biological composites, we can propose the use of structured fibrous adhesives for wind turbine blades. This adhesive would combine mechanical interlocking and chemical bonding, creating a dual, extra-strong adhesive bonding mechanism. On the other hand, once the wind turbine blade reaches the end of its service life, the polymer matrix within the adhesive can be dissolved, allowing for the separation of the fibrous interlocking. View this paper
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Articles (61)

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,234 Views
36 Pages

In this paper, a new human-based metaheuristic algorithm called Technical and Vocational Education and Training-Based Optimizer (TVETBO) is introduced to solve optimization problems. The fundamental inspiration for TVETBO is taken from the process of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
91 Citations
7,754 Views
62 Pages

Lyrebird Optimization Algorithm: A New Bio-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithm for Solving Optimization Problems

  • Mohammad Dehghani,
  • Gulnara Bektemyssova,
  • Zeinab Montazeri,
  • Galymzhan Shaikemelev,
  • Om Parkash Malik and
  • Gaurav Dhiman

In this paper, a new bio-inspired metaheuristic algorithm called the Lyrebird Optimization Algorithm (LOA) that imitates the natural behavior of lyrebirds in the wild is introduced. The fundamental inspiration of LOA is the strategy of lyrebirds when...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,184 Views
13 Pages

This study aimed to propose a silicon-on-insulator (SOI)-based charge-trapping synaptic transistor with engineered tunnel barriers using high-k dielectrics for artificial synapse electronics capable of operating at high temperatures. The transistor e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,210 Views
17 Pages

The motion process and force of the jumper crossing a multiphase environment are of great significance to the research of small amphibious robots. Here, CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)-based simulation analysis for motions through multiphase envir...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,576 Views
32 Pages

Mycelium biocomposites are eco-friendly, cheap, easy to produce, and have competitive mechanical properties. However, their integration in the built environment as durable and long-lasting materials is not solved yet. Similarly, biocomposites from re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,442 Views
40 Pages

In this study, we focused on using microarray gene data from pancreatic sources to detect diabetes mellitus. Dimensionality reduction (DR) techniques were used to reduce the dimensionally high microarray gene data. DR methods like the Bessel function...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
7,684 Views
14 Pages

The adhesion of marine-fouling organisms to ships significantly increases the hull surface resistance and expedites hull material corrosion. This review delves into the marine biofouling mechanism on marine material surfaces, analyzing the fouling or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,127 Views
15 Pages

In-hand object pose estimation is challenging for humans and robots due to occlusion caused by the hand and object. This paper proposes a soft finger that integrates inner vision with kinesthetic sensing to estimate object pose inspired by human fing...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,096 Views
24 Pages

Discoveries of two-dimensional (2D) materials, exemplified by the recent entry of MXene, have ushered in a new era of multifunctional materials for applications from electronics to biomedical sensors due to their superior combination of mechanical, c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,815 Views
14 Pages

Optimization of Fixations for Additively Manufactured Cranial Implants: Insights from Finite Element Analysis

  • Fariha Haque,
  • Anthony F. Luscher,
  • Kerry-Ann S. Mitchell and
  • Alok Sutradhar

With the emergence of additive manufacturing technology, patient-specific cranial implants using 3D printing have massively influenced the field. These implants offer improved surgical outcomes and aesthetic preservation. However, as additive manufac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
4,346 Views
35 Pages

Revolutionizing Oral Cancer Detection: An Approach Using Aquila and Gorilla Algorithms Optimized Transfer Learning-Based CNNs

  • Mahmoud Badawy,
  • Hossam Magdy Balaha,
  • Ahmed S. Maklad,
  • Abdulqader M. Almars and
  • Mostafa A. Elhosseini

The early detection of oral cancer is pivotal for improving patient survival rates. However, the high cost of manual initial screenings poses a challenge, especially in resource-limited settings. Deep learning offers an enticing solution by enabling...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,473 Views
24 Pages

Probabilistic Dual-Space Fusion for Real-Time Human-Robot Interaction

  • Yihui Li,
  • Jiajun Wu,
  • Xiaohan Chen and
  • Yisheng Guan

For robots in human environments, learning complex and demanding interaction skills from humans and responding quickly to human motions are highly desirable. A common challenge for interaction tasks is that the robot has to satisfy both the task spac...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,054 Views
14 Pages

Improving Pancreatic Cyst Management: Artificial Intelligence-Powered Prediction of Advanced Neoplasms through Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Confocal Endomicroscopy

  • Joanna Jiang,
  • Wei-Lun Chao,
  • Troy Cao,
  • Stacey Culp,
  • Bertrand Napoléon,
  • Samer El-Dika,
  • Jorge D. Machicado,
  • Rahul Pannala,
  • Shaffer Mok and
  • Somashekar G. Krishna
  • + 3 authors

Despite the increasing rate of detection of incidental pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs), current standard-of-care methods for their diagnosis and risk stratification remain inadequate. Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are the most pre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,007 Views
15 Pages

An Admittance Control Method Based on Parameters Fuzzification for Humanoid Steering Wheel Manipulation

  • Tuochang Wu,
  • Junkai Ren,
  • Chuang Cheng,
  • Xun Liu,
  • Hui Peng and
  • Huimin Lu

Developing a human bionic manipulator to achieve certain humanoid behavioral skills is a rising problem. Enabling robots to operate the steering wheel to drive the vehicle is a challenging task. To address the problem, this work designs a novel 7-DOF...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,739 Views
24 Pages

Differential evolution (DE) is a proficient optimizer and has been broadly implemented in real life applications of various fields. Several mutation based adaptive approaches have been suggested to improve the algorithm efficiency in recent years. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,832 Views
18 Pages

Bio-Inspired Spotted Hyena Optimizer with Deep Convolutional Neural Network-Based Automated Food Image Classification

  • Hany Mahgoub,
  • Ghadah Aldehim,
  • Nabil Sharaf Almalki,
  • Imène Issaoui,
  • Ahmed Mahmud and
  • Amani A. Alneil

Food image classification, an interesting subdomain of Computer Vision (CV) technology, focuses on the automatic classification of food items represented through images. This technology has gained immense attention in recent years thanks to its wides...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,632 Views
30 Pages

Multi-Strategy Improved Sand Cat Swarm Optimization: Global Optimization and Feature Selection

  • Liguo Yao,
  • Jun Yang,
  • Panliang Yuan,
  • Guanghui Li,
  • Yao Lu and
  • Taihua Zhang

The sand cat is a creature suitable for living in the desert. Sand cat swarm optimization (SCSO) is a biomimetic swarm intelligence algorithm, which inspired by the lifestyle of the sand cat. Although the SCSO has achieved good optimization results,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,616 Views
19 Pages

Robot Arm Reaching Based on Inner Rehearsal

  • Jiawen Wang,
  • Yudi Zou,
  • Yaoyao Wei,
  • Mengxi Nie,
  • Tianlin Liu and
  • Dingsheng Luo

Robot arm motion control is a fundamental aspect of robot capabilities, with arm reaching ability serving as the foundation for complex arm manipulation tasks. However, traditional inverse kinematics-based methods for robot arm reaching struggle to c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,306 Views
27 Pages

An Advanced Bio-Inspired Mantis Search Algorithm for Characterization of PV Panel and Global Optimization of Its Model Parameters

  • Ghareeb Moustafa,
  • Hashim Alnami,
  • Sultan Hassan Hakmi,
  • Ahmed Ginidi,
  • Abdullah M. Shaheen and
  • Fahad A. Al-Mufadi

Correct modelling and estimation of solar cell characteristics are crucial for effective performance simulations of PV panels, necessitating the development of creative approaches to improve solar energy conversion. When handling this complex problem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,413 Views
20 Pages

Safety and reliability are vital for robotic fish, which can be improved through fault diagnosis. In this study, a method for diagnosing sensor faults is proposed, which involves using Gramian angular field fusion with particle swarm optimization and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,894 Views
15 Pages

New PMMA-Based Hydroxyapatite/ZnFe2O4/ZnO Composite with Antibacterial Performance and Low Toxicity

  • Olga Bakina,
  • Natalia Svarovskaya,
  • Ludmila Ivanova,
  • Elena Glazkova,
  • Nikolay Rodkevich,
  • Vladyslav Evstigneev,
  • Maxim Evstigneev,
  • Andrey Mosunov and
  • Marat Lerner

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is the most commonly used bone void filler in orthopedic surgery. However, the biocompatibility and radiopacity of PMMA are insufficient for such applications. In addition to insufficient biocompatibility, the microbial...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,722 Views
27 Pages

Biomimetic Cardiac Tissue Models for In Vitro Arrhythmia Studies

  • Aleria Aitova,
  • Andrey Berezhnoy,
  • Valeriya Tsvelaya,
  • Oleg Gusev,
  • Alexey Lyundup,
  • Anton E. Efimov,
  • Igor Agapov and
  • Konstantin Agladze

Cardiac arrhythmias are a major cause of cardiovascular mortality worldwide. Many arrhythmias are caused by reentry, a phenomenon where excitation waves circulate in the heart. Optical mapping techniques have revealed the role of reentry in arrhythmi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
2,960 Views
44 Pages

The immune plasma algorithm (IP algorithm or IPA) is one of the most recent meta-heuristic techniques and models the fundamental steps of immune or convalescent plasma treatment, attracting researchers’ attention once more with the COVID-19 pan...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,159 Views
28 Pages

Flapping Wing Air Vehicles (FWAVs) have proven to be attractive alternatives to fixed wing and rotary air vehicles at low speeds because of their bio-inspired ability to hover and maneuver. However, in the past, they have not been able to reach their...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,520 Views
19 Pages

Face Image Segmentation Using Boosted Grey Wolf Optimizer

  • Hongliang Zhang,
  • Zhennao Cai,
  • Lei Xiao,
  • Ali Asghar Heidari,
  • Huiling Chen,
  • Dong Zhao,
  • Shuihua Wang and
  • Yudong Zhang

Image segmentation methods have received widespread attention in face image recognition, which can divide each pixel in the image into different regions and effectively distinguish the face region from the background for further recognition. Threshol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,466 Views
26 Pages

This work proposes, analyzes, designs, and validates superior topologies of UHGH converters that are capable of supporting extremely large conversion ratios up to ∼2000× and output voltage up to ∼4–12 kV for future mobile soft rob...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,318 Views
24 Pages

This paper presents a hybrid algorithm based on the slime mould algorithm (SMA) and the mixed dandelion optimizer. The hybrid algorithm improves the convergence speed and prevents the algorithm from falling into the local optimal. (1) The Bernoulli c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,176 Views
15 Pages

A Path-Planning Method Based on Improved Soft Actor-Critic Algorithm for Mobile Robots

  • Tinglong Zhao,
  • Ming Wang,
  • Qianchuan Zhao,
  • Xuehan Zheng and
  • He Gao

The path planning problem has gained more attention due to the gradual popularization of mobile robots. The utilization of reinforcement learning techniques facilitates the ability of mobile robots to successfully navigate through an environment cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,847 Views
19 Pages

Intelligent video surveillance plays a pivotal role in enhancing the infrastructure of smart urban environments. The seamless integration of multi-angled cameras, functioning as perceptive sensors, significantly enhances pedestrian detection and augm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,235 Views
18 Pages

Human Operation Augmentation through Wearable Robotic Limb Integrated with Mixed Reality Device

  • Hongwei Jing,
  • Tianjiao Zheng,
  • Qinghua Zhang,
  • Kerui Sun,
  • Lele Li,
  • Mingzhu Lai,
  • Jie Zhao and
  • Yanhe Zhu

Mixed reality technology can give humans an intuitive visual experience, and combined with the multi-source information of the human body, it can provide a comfortable human–robot interaction experience. This paper applies a mixed reality devic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,692 Views
18 Pages

The permutation flow shop scheduling problem (PFSP) stands as a classic conundrum within the realm of combinatorial optimization, serving as a prevalent organizational structure in authentic production settings. Given that conventional scheduling app...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,090 Views
16 Pages

Tissue-relevant O2 levels are considered as an important tool for the preconditioning of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for regenerative medicine needs. The present study investigated the quality and functions of the extracellular matri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,525 Views
25 Pages

In reported experiments, a steel indenter was pressed into a soft elastomer layer under varying inclination angles and subsequently was detached under various inclination angles too. The processes of indentation and detachment were recorded with a vi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,025 Views
30 Pages

Assessing Feasibility of Cognitive Impairment Testing Using Social Robotic Technology Augmented with Affective Computing and Emotional State Detection Systems

  • Sergio Russo,
  • Letizia Lorusso,
  • Grazia D’Onofrio,
  • Filomena Ciccone,
  • Michele Tritto,
  • Sergio Nocco,
  • Daniela Cardone,
  • David Perpetuini,
  • Marco Lombardo and
  • Francesco Giuliani
  • + 4 authors

Social robots represent a valid opportunity to manage the diagnosis, treatment, care, and support of older people with dementia. The aim of this study is to validate the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test administered by the Pepper robot equip...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,875 Views
18 Pages

Histopathological grading of the tumors provides insights about the patient’s disease conditions, and it also helps in customizing the treatment plans. Mitotic nuclei classification involves the categorization and identification of nuclei in hi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,834 Views
21 Pages

Designing Biomimetic Conductive Gelatin-Chitosan–Carbon Black Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering

  • Kamol Dey,
  • Emanuel Sandrini,
  • Anna Gobetti,
  • Giorgio Ramorino,
  • Nicola Francesco Lopomo,
  • Sarah Tonello,
  • Emilio Sardini and
  • Luciana Sartore

Conductive nanocomposites play a significant role in tissue engineering by providing a platform to support cell growth, tissue regeneration, and electrical stimulation. In the present study, a set of electroconductive nanocomposite hydrogels based on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,148 Views
17 Pages

Reduced Sodium Portions Favor Osteogenic Properties and Cytocompatibility of 45S5-Based Bioactive Glass Particles

  • Stefanos Tsitlakidis,
  • Frederike Hohenbild,
  • Merve Saur,
  • Arash Moghaddam,
  • Elke Kunisch,
  • Tobias Renkawitz,
  • Isabel Gonzalo de Juan and
  • Fabian Westhauser

Besides its favorable biological properties, the release of sodium (Na) from the well-known 45S5-bioactive glass (BG) composition (in mol%: 46.1, SiO2, 24.5 CaO, 24.5 Na2O, 6.0 P2O5) can hamper its cytocompatibility. In this study, particles of Na-re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,470 Views
23 Pages

Human Posture Transition-Time Detection Based upon Inertial Measurement Unit and Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks

  • Chun-Ting Kuo,
  • Jun-Ji Lin,
  • Kuo-Kuang Jen,
  • Wei-Li Hsu,
  • Fu-Cheng Wang,
  • Tsu-Chin Tsao and
  • Jia-Yush Yen

As human–robot interaction becomes more prevalent in industrial and clinical settings, detecting changes in human posture has become increasingly crucial. While recognizing human actions has been extensively studied, the transition between diff...

  • Article
  • Open Access
75 Citations
5,870 Views
54 Pages

Kookaburra Optimization Algorithm: A New Bio-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithm for Solving Optimization Problems

  • Mohammad Dehghani,
  • Zeinab Montazeri,
  • Gulnara Bektemyssova,
  • Om Parkash Malik,
  • Gaurav Dhiman and
  • Ayman E. M. Ahmed

In this paper, a new bio-inspired metaheuristic algorithm named the Kookaburra Optimization Algorithm (KOA) is introduced, which imitates the natural behavior of kookaburras in nature. The fundamental inspiration of KOA is the strategy of kookaburras...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,458 Views
13 Pages

Multicolor Hair Dyeing with Biocompatible Dark Polyphenol Complex-Integrated Shampoo with Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Activity

  • Tae Min Kim,
  • Hyun Jeong Won,
  • Jun-Ho Yang,
  • Hayeon Jo,
  • A Hyeon Kim,
  • Dohyun Nam,
  • Seul Gi Kim,
  • Eun-Jung Jin,
  • Heung Jin Bae and
  • Sung Young Park

Hair dyeing has become a prevalent lifestyle trend, especially within the fashion industry. However, it possesses disadvantages, such as containing carcinogenic and toxic materials. In this study, we developed a biocompatible hair-dyeing technology u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
7,216 Views
48 Pages

OOBO: A New Metaheuristic Algorithm for Solving Optimization Problems

  • Mohammad Dehghani,
  • Eva Trojovská,
  • Pavel Trojovský and
  • Om Parkash Malik

This study proposes the One-to-One-Based Optimizer (OOBO), a new optimization technique for solving optimization problems in various scientific areas. The key idea in designing the suggested OOBO is to effectively use the knowledge of all members in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,110 Views
27 Pages

It is expected that interconnected networks of autonomous vehicles, especially during peak traffic, will face congestion challenges. Moreover, the existing literature lacks discussions on integrating next-generation wireless communication technologie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,527 Views
11 Pages

Interfacial Dynamics in Dual Channels: Inspired by Cuttlebone

  • Matthew Huang,
  • Karl Frohlich,
  • Ehsan Esmaili,
  • Ting Yang,
  • Ling Li and
  • Sunghwan Jung

The cuttlebone, a chambered gas-filled structure found in cuttlefish, serves a crucial role in buoyancy control for the animal. This study investigates the motion of liquid-gas interfaces within cuttlebone-inspired artificial channels. The cuttlebone...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,522 Views
23 Pages

The Impact of Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Positioning on Aortic Hemodynamics: Improving Flow Dynamics to Mitigate Aortic Insufficiency

  • Zhuohan Gu,
  • Chi Wei Ong,
  • Yongzhen Mi,
  • Ashwin Seetharaman,
  • Ryan Ruiyang Ling,
  • Kollengode Ramanathan and
  • Hwa Liang Leo

Heart failure is a global health concern with significant implications for healthcare systems. Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) provide mechanical support for patients with severe heart failure. However, the placement of the LVAD outflow graft...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,802 Views
13 Pages

The emergence and recent development of collaborative robots have introduced a safer and more efficient human–robot collaboration (HRC) manufacturing environment. Since the release of COBOTs, a great amount of research efforts have been focused...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,118 Views
27 Pages

The teaching–learning-based optimization (TLBO) algorithm, which has gained popularity among scholars for addressing practical issues, suffers from several drawbacks including slow convergence speed, susceptibility to local optima, and suboptim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,342 Views
17 Pages

Breast cancer (BC) has affected many women around the world. To accomplish the classification and detection of BC, several computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems have been introduced for the analysis of mammogram images. This is because analysis by t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,528 Views
12 Pages

Comparison of Prophylactic Effects between Localized Biomimetic Minocycline and Systematic Amoxicillin on Implants Placed Immediately in Infected Sockets

  • Won-Woo Lee,
  • Jin-Won Seo,
  • Il-Seok Jang,
  • Young-Joong Kwon,
  • Won-Jun Joung,
  • Jong-Hun Jun,
  • Jiyeong Kim,
  • Donghee Son,
  • Seung-Weon Lim and
  • Chang-Joo Park
  • + 2 authors

This study evaluated the prophylactic effect of localized biomimetic minocycline and systemic amoxicillin on immediate implant placement at infected extraction sites. Twelve mongrels with six implants each were randomly assigned to five groups: uninf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,843 Views
18 Pages

Bioinspired object detection in remotely sensed images plays an important role in a variety of fields. Due to the small size of the target, complex background information, and multi-scale remote sensing images, the generalized YOLOv5 detection framew...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,062 Views
17 Pages

Whole-Body Dynamics-Based Aerial Fall Trajectory Optimization and Landing Control for Humanoid Robot

  • Weilong Zuo,
  • Junyao Gao,
  • Jingwei Cao,
  • Xilong Xin,
  • Mingyue Jin and
  • Xuechao Chen

When humanoid robots work in human environments, falls are inevitable due to the complexity of such environments. Current research on humanoid robot falls has mainly focused on falls on the ground, with little research on humanoid robots falling from...

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