Damage evolution and toughening mechanism in brick-and-mortar structure: Essential role of interface thickness ratio by Tian Qiu, Chengyu Guan, Lihong Liang

“…These findings provide a reference and basis for future biomimetic material design.…”
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Review of Neurobiologically Based Mobile Robot Navigation System Research Performed Since 2000 by Peter J. Zeno, Sarosh Patel, Tarek M. Sobh

“…In an attempt to better understand how the navigation part of the brain works and to possibly create smarter and more reliable navigation systems, many papers have been written in the field of biomimetic systems. This paper presents a literature survey of state-of-the-art research performed since the year 2000 on rodent neurobiological and neurophysiologically based navigation systems that incorporate models of spatial awareness and navigation brain cells. …”
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Ligament Tissue Engineering and Its Potential Role in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by E. W. Yates, A. Rupani, G. T. Foley, W. S. Khan, S. Cartmell, S. J. Anand

“…It offers an unlimited source of natural tissue substitutes and by using appropriate cells, biomimetic scaffolds, and advanced bioreactors, it is possible that tissue engineering could be implemented in the repair and regeneration of tissue such as bone, cartilage, tendon, and ligament. …”
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Management of Root Fracture: A Novel, Noninvasive Treatment Approach by M. S. Rangareddy, Archana Daga, Y. Vishnu Vardhan, M. Daneswari

“…During the recent years introduction of biomimetic materials has opened the horizon for saving these teeth. …”
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Application of Calcium Phosphate Materials in Dentistry by Jabr S. Al-Sanabani, Ahmed A. Madfa, Fadhel A. Al-Sanabani

“…Notable research is highlighted regarding (1) application of calcium phosphate into various fields in dentistry; (2) improving mechanical properties of calcium phosphate; (3) biomimetic process and functionally graded materials. …”
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From Blood to Therapy: The Revolutionary Application of Platelets in Cancer-Targeted Drug Delivery by Lijuan Xie, Fengxu Gan, Yun Hu, Yibin Zheng, Junshan Lan, Yuting Liu, Xiaofang Zhou, Jianyu Zheng, Xing Zhou, Jie Lou

“…Biomimetic nanodrug delivery systems based on cell membranes have emerged as a promising approach for targeted cancer therapy due to their biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. …”
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Bioinspired concise synthesis of caged Sesquiterpenoids Artatrovirenols A and B by Yunxia Yang, Dong Xie, Liang Huo, Yue Liu, Jinbo Duan, Huilin Li, Pan-Pan Zhou, Xingang Xie, Xuegong She

“…The complex caged tetracycle is rapidly constructed from a known planar guaiane-type precursor through a bioinspired intramolecular [4 + 2] cyclization to firstly access artatrovirenol B, which is further transformed into artatrovirenol A through a biomimetic epoxidation-mediated lactonization reaction. …”
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Self-Healing Materials Systems: Overview of Major Approaches and Recent Developed Technologies by B. Aïssa, D. Therriault, E. Haddad, W. Jamroz

“…Finally, a perspective on future self-healing approaches using this biomimetic technique is offered. The intention is to stimulate debate and reinforce the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in this exciting field.…”
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Measuring Antioxidant Activity in Bioorganic Samples by the Differential Oxygen Uptake Apparatus: Recent Advances by Riccardo Amorati, Andrea Baschieri, Luca Valgimigli

“…We show the operation principles and the utility of this instrumentation in the bioorganic laboratory, with regard to the recent advances in this field, ranging from the study of natural antioxidants in biomimetic system, to the use of substrates generating hydroperoxyl radicals, and to the evaluation of novel nanoantioxidants.…”
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Advances in Spiky Antibacterial Materials: From Bioinspired Design to Application by Zijun Zhang, Limei Qian, Nan Zhang, Xinyue Wang, Yunshen Fu, Guanbin Gao, Taolei Sun

“…Inspired by natural spike antibacterial structures such as those found on cicada wings, extensive research has been conducted on biomimetic antibacterial materials with spiky structures. …”
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Peristaltic Creeping Flow of Power Law Physiological Fluids through a Nonuniform Channel with Slip Effect by M. K. Chaube, D. Tripathi, O. Anwar Bég, Shashi Sharma, V. S. Pandey

“…It is also relevant to simulations of biomimetic pumps conveying hazardous materials, polymers, and so forth.…”
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Design, Fabrication, and Swimming Performance of a Free-Swimming Tuna-Mimetic Robot by Sayyed Farideddin Masoomi, Axel Haunholter, Dominic Merz, Stefanie Gutschmidt, XiaoQi Chen, Mathieu Sellier

“…Nevertheless, the University of Canterbury has developed its own tuna-like robot called UC-Ika 1 to investigate and to accordingly improve the swimming performance of the biomimetic swimming robots. In order to do so, the propulsion system of a tuna with respect to its thrust and resistive forces is studied. …”
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In Vitro Assay to Examine Osteoclast Resorptive Activity Under Estrogen Withdrawal by Cara Fiorino, Safia Omer, Nisha Gandhi, Rene Harrison

“…Here, we establish an in vitro model to investigate the effect of estrogen withdrawal on OCs derived from the mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cell line in a bone biomimetic microenvironment. This simple and robust model can also be adapted to examine the effect of drugs and genetic factors influencing OC resorptive activity in addition to being compatible with fluorescent imaging.…”
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RETRACTED: Preparation and Analysis of Structured Color Janus Droplets Based on Microfluidic 3D Droplet Printing by Chuang Wu, Hanqi Jia, Haithm Yahya Mohammed Almuaalemi, A. S. M. Muhtasim Fuad Sohan, Binfeng Yin

“…This approach holds promising applications for optical devices, sensors, and biomimetic systems.…”
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Advances in 3D printed hydroxyapatite-collagen scaffolds in bone regeneration by CHENG Ziyang, HAN Xiaoyan, MAO Keming, LIU Laikui, LIANG Weiwei

“…Bone tissue engineering(BTE)is expected to be used as an autologous bone graft substitute for bone defects, and in the selection of BTE scaffold materials, collagen(Col) and hydroxyapatite(HA) have attracted attention due to their unique biomimetic advantages. Collagen/hydroxyapatite(CHA) composite scaffolds made by combining the two have been shown to have excellent biocompatibility and bone-enhancing potential in various in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies. …”
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Effects of polylactic acid scaffolds with various orientations and diameters on osteogenesis and angiogenesis by Yun Rong Xu, Dai Yuan Tang, Zhen Ping Xiao, Zai Tian Huang, Heng Rui Zhang, Zi Wen Tang, Fei He

“…Researchers in the field of regenerative medicine have consistently focused on the biomimetic design of engineered bone materials on the basis of the microstructure of natural bone tissue. …”
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Bioprinting approaches in cardiac tissue engineering to reproduce blood-pumping heart function by Minji Kim, Dong Gyu Hwang, Jinah Jang

“…Moreover, we provide insight into future directions by proposing future perspectives to overcome remaining challenges, such as scaling up and biomimetic patterning of blood vessels and nerves through bioprinting.…”
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仿生虎鲸瞬时负载数值模拟 by 李明昊, 乔捷, 王宝新, 范佳艺, 高存强

“…As a kind of bionic robot fish,bionic killer whale played an important role in ocean development and scientific investigation.Based on the theory of flapping wing movement,the biomimetic killer whale was designed in the way of fish propulsion,the load was nonlinear,time-varying and strongly coupled.The bionic killer whale‘s force model was established through the analysis of the bionic killer whale’s straight line and turning movement.The instantaneous load’s text file of bionic killer whale was generated by MATLAB,the instantaneous load was successfully introduced into the rigid-flexible coupling model by ADAMS spline function,which provided a method and condition for qualitative and quantitative analysis of bionic killer whale’rigid-flexible coupling reliability analysis.The results show that MATLAB can accurately simulate the periodic change of the bionic killer whale’s instantaneous load,providing a clear quantitative data for the bionic killer whale’s reliability research.…”
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Evaluation of taste quality of Keemun congou black tea during ripening and the effect of this quality on antioxidant capacity and in vitro inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase... by Wenjing Huang, Zhibin Ye, Yida Wu, Tianzi Yu, Wei Zhao, Zihao Qi, Yanqun Jiang, Qiuyan Liu, Guofu Lu, Jingming Ning

“…In this study, taste was quantitatively evaluated by using sensory and biomimetic electrodes and by employing metabolomic techniques. …”
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Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for medical applications by Carla Maneira, Alexandre Chamas, Gerald Lackner

“…Main text In this review, we scrutinize the main applications of engineered S. cerevisiae in the medical field focusing on its use as a cell factory for pharmaceuticals and vaccines, a biosensor for diagnostic and biomimetic assays, and as a live biotherapeutic product for the smart in situ treatment of intestinal ailments. …”
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