The book presents an outline of current activities in the field of biomimetics and integrates a variety of applications comprising biophysics, surface sciences, architecture and medicine. Biomimetics as innovation method is characterised by interdisciplinary information transfer from the life sciences to technical application fields aiming at increased performance, functionality and energy efficiency. The contributions of the book relate to the research areas: - Materials and structures in nanotechnology and biomaterials - Biomimetic approaches to develop new forms, construction principles and design methods in architecture - Information and dynamics in automation, neuroinformatics and biomechanics Readers will be informed about the latest research approaches and results in biomimetics with examples ranging from bionic nano-membranes to function-targeted design of tribological surfaces and the translation of natural auditory coding strategies.

MATERIAL STRUCTURE

Bionic (Nano)Membranes
Tribology in Biology
Python Regius (Ball Python) Shed Skin: Biomimetic Analogue for Function-Targeted Design of Tribo-Surfaces
Poro-Micromechanics as Analysis Tool for Revealing Mechanical Design principles in Bone and Bone Biomaterials
Bio-inspired Cellular Structures: Solid Freeform Fabrication and Mechanical Properties
Bio-inspired Technology of Fassads in Architectur
FORM AND CONSTRUCTION
Architecture and Biomimetics - Design Methods and Case Studies
Morphological Processes in Architecture
Fractal Geometry and Architecture
INFORMATION AND DYNAMICS
Biomimetics in Automatisation
Technical Rebuilding of Movement Function using Functional Electrostimulation FES
Amelioration of Hearing by Disturbing Signals
Biodynamics
Bio-inspired Front Technology in Architecture.