Journal article
Bio-informed materials: three guiding principles for innovation informed by biology
D Stuart-Fox, L Ng, MA Elgar, K Hölttä-Otto, GE Schröder-Turk, NH Voelcker, GS Watson
Nature Reviews Materials | Published : 2023
Abstract
Nature provides an endless source of inspiration for advanced materials, fuelled by evolutionary innovations over many millions of years. Capitalizing on this wealth of biological solutions requires an approach to materials innovation that is informed by a holistic understanding of multi-functional biological systems and leverages the defining feature of the natural world — diversity.
Grants
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This article arose from an interdisciplinary workshop on bio-informed advanced materials sponsored by the University of Melbourne Hallmark Research Initiative in Bioinspiration. The authors acknowledge the contributions of the following participants to the ideas in this article: L. Barner (Queensland University of Technology), A. T. D. Bennet (University of Melbourne), S. J. Blamires (University of New South Wales; University of Technology), A. R. Evans (Monash University), A. Franklin (University of Melbourne), J. A. Hutchison (University of Melbourne), F. Jativa (University of Melbourne), A.-L. Jessop (Murdoch University), J. Kelley (The University of Western Australia), Y. H. Lau (University of Sydney), J. McGaw (University of Melbourne), J. Mei (Queensland University of Technology), M. Mirkhalaf (Queensland University of Technology), M. Musameh (CSIRO), C. Neto (The University of Sydney), A. J. O'Connor (University of Melbourne), T. Schork (Queensland University of Technology), A. Wang (University of New South Wales), J. A. Watson (University of the Sunshine Coast), L. Wesemann (University of Melbourne), W. W. H. Wong (University of Melbourne). D.S.-F was funded by the Australian Research Council (FT180100216).