Main description:

This book includes both theoretical conceptualization and practical applications in the fields of product design, architecture, engineering, and materials. The book aimed to inspire scholars and professionals to look at nature as a source of inspiration for developing new project solutions. Moreover, being one of the literature's first direct associations of bionics with sustainability, the book can be used as a reference for those who seek to know more about the theory of bioinspired applications, as well as new technologies, methods, materials, and processes.

Contents:

Sustainability in the Biom

Two-way bionics: How technological advances for bioinspired designs contribute to the study of plant anatomy and morphology

The Maniola, Lycaenidae, and other Lepidoptera eggs as an inspiration source for food storage and packaging design solutions

Transport package and release of Ladybug larvae with Biomimetic concepts

Characterization of the gradient cellular structure of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) and implications for bioinspired applications

Bamboo-based microfluidic system for sustainable bio-devices

Sustainable biomimetics: a discussion on differences in scale, complexity, and organization between the natural and artificial world

Bionics for inspiration: a new look at Brazilian natural materials for application in sustainable jewelry

Pherodrone1.0: an innovative inflatable UAV's concept, inspired by Zanonia macrocarpa's samara flying-wing and to insect's sensillae, designed for the biological control of harmful insects in PA (Precision Agriculture)

Exploiting the potential of Nature for sustainable building designs: a novel bioinspired framework based on a characterization of living envelopes

Pho'liage: Towards a kinetic biomimetic thermoregulating facade

Bio-inspired Approaches for Sustainable Cities Design in Tropical Climate