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Biomimetics
Bio-inspired synthesis, characterization and application of high performance lithium ion battery cathode materials
Biologically Inspired Synthesis of Nanostructured Zinc Oxide
Biologically Inspired Photocatalytically Active Membranes for Water Treatment
High Performance Abrasion-Resistant Materials: Lessons from Nature
Biologically inspired toughening of composites
Structure-property relationships in an impact tolerant bio-composite.
Beetle Exoskeletons
Bio-inspiration and Biomimetic: Water purification
Understaning Spider Silk Synthesis
Nanostructured Materials
Combinatorial selection of ZnO binding peptide using phage display
Band Gap and Nanostructural Engineering of TiO2
Enzyme Mediated Synthesis of a Semiconducting Metal Oxide
Zno Rods
Structure-property relationships in an impact tolerant bio-composite.
Mantis shrimp have evolved a biological hammer capable of smashing apart classically tough bio-composites. By investigating the structure-property relationships within the dactyl club we are attempting to reverse engineer the emergent design principles contained within this specialized region of the organism's cuticle. We aim to recreate the the essential geometry behind the toughening mechanisms with modern engineered materials for use in body armor and aircraft.