Plants as concept generators for biomimetic self-healing and self-adaptive materials, structures and surfaces

Plants as concept generators for biomimetic self-healing and self-adaptive materials, structures and surfaces

Speck, T.
Speck, O.
Masselter, T.
Bohn, H.
Mülhaupt, R.

2013-06-16

Plants have inspired the development of numerous novel (self-)adaptive and selfhealing materials, structures and surfaces over the last decade. Examples include: (1) self-repairing elastomers for sealing gaskets and dampers inspired by self-healing processes in latex bearing plants, (2) self-adaptive biomimetic attachment systems inspired by permanent attachment organs of plants, (3) adaptive biomimetic antiadhesion surfaces inspired by leaf surfaces, and (4) (self-)adaptive elastic façade shading systems inspired by the bird of paradise flower.

biomimetics
bio-inspiration
self-x-materials
self-healing
self-adaptation

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(c) 2013 Speck, T.; Speck, O.; Masselter, T.; Bohn, H.; Mülhaupt, R.