Biomimetics, Biodesign and Bionics
Technological Advances Toward Sustainable Development
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Felipe Luis Palombini
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Bionics and Design: 3D Microstructural Characterization of Cork for the Development of Conceptual Products
Several natural materials are known for their properties in terms of shock absorption and compressive strength, like the case of some plant tissues and structures. When analyzed with new 3D technologies, such ...
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3D cellular characterization and finite element analysis of cork compressive behavior based on high-resolution X-ray microtomography
Cork has been studied in many ways regarding its mechanical properties; however, no 3D analyses of the cellular structure have been performed at a cell-scale resolution. This paper presents the literature’s fi...
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Characterization of the Gradient Cellular Structure of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria Siceraria) and Implications for Bioinspired Applications
Cellular materials can be found in numerous ways in nature, presenting interesting properties for applications in many fields, such as engineering and design. By combining a low density with a rigid structure,...
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Two-Way Bionics: How Technological Advances for Bioinspired Designs Contribute to the Study of Plant Anatomy and Morphology
Bionics is fundamentally based on the development of projects for engineering, design, architecture, and others, which are inspired by the characteristics of a biological model organism. Essentially, bionics i...
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Bionics for Inspiration: A New Look at Brazilian Natural Materials for Application in Sustainable Jewelry
Natural material is the classification given to those retrieved from nature, whether of plant, animal, or mineral origin. Essentially, after extraction, they are characterized by requiring little or no additio...
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Possibilities for the Recovery and Valorization of Single-Use EPS Packaging Waste Following Its Increasing Generation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Brazil
In Brazil, from capitals to small municipalities, urban solid waste treatment deeply relies on the sorting of collected residues by local associations. Those Sorting Units are composed of low-income workers th...
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Experimental Study for the Valorization of Polymeric Coffee Capsules Waste by Mechanical Recycling and Application on Contemporary Jewelry Design
Recent trends in the coffee market consumption in Brazil show the growth of polymeric capsules as one new preferred way of consuming the beverage, which contributes to the country’s increasing problem of urban...
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Open AccessBiomimetic systems and design in the 3D characterization of the complex vascular system of bamboo node based on X-ray microtomography and finite element analysis
Bamboo is a natural composite and one of the most efficient structures in nature because of the relationship of mechanical properties with its microstructural features. This research presents the 3D characteri...
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Combining numerical models and discretizing methods in the analysis of bamboo parenchyma using finite element analysis based on X-ray microtomography
Plant cellular materials present a complex arrangement responsible for their properties; thus, investigating them is essential to understand their macro-performance. Noninvasive methods to investigate samples,...
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Occurrence and recovery of small-sized plastic debris from a Brazilian beach: characterization, recycling, and mechanical analysis
Small-sized plastic debris are an increasing global concern, particularly in environmental protected areas. Consequently, tourism-based economy of poor coastal regions is also impaired. Nevertheless, little in...
