Bionic Nano Engineering
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 4154
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biological sensing mechanism; bio-inspired sensors; biomimetic composites; steam generation; oil–water separation
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2. Weihai Institute for Bionics, Jilin University, Weihai 264207, China
Interests: biomimetic composites; bioinspired functional structures; bionic interface engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue of Nanomaterials titled "Bionic Nano Engineering". Since modern bionics was born as an independent discipline in the 1960s, it has developed rapidly and become one of the most representative interdisciplinary disciplines. Initial innovation derived from bionics is in high demand due to the frequent emergence of bottlenecks in modern industrial and technological development. There is a tendency in research and development to learn and imitate colorful life in Nature, which could not only solve problems plaguing humans but also promote the rapid development of many related fields, including bionic sensors, bionic intelligent devices, bionic environmental protection systems, etc. Particularly, biomimetics of machinery, bio-inspired sensors and biomimetic nanocomposites have gradually become hot topics and research frontiers in the field of bionic engineering.
How to perfectly couple bionic strategies with existing sensors and emerging nanomaterials has been a key topic and a long-term pursuit of both scientists and engineers. However, it is still a challenging but rewarding task to determine the working mechanism behind remarkable and complex biological functions, and apply this mechanism to realize beneficial bionic manufacturing. This will continue to inspire researchers to make progress in an ever-broader range of fields.
The scope of this Special Issue on Bionic Nano Engineering mainly focuses on the latest research advances and frontiers of biomimetics of machinery, bio-inspired sensors and bio-inspired nanocomposites, which demonstrate a strong scientific and potential engineering application prospect.
In particular, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Bionic design;
- Biomimetics of machinery;
- Bio-inspired sensors;
- Biomimetic nanocomposites;
- Bionic antireflection surfaces;
- Bio-inspired interface materials.
Dr. Bo Li
Dr. Zhengzhi Mu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomimetics of machinery
- biological sensing mechanism
- bio-inspired sensors
- biomimetic nanocomposites
- bionic antireflection surface
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