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Journal article
Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials
Communications materials, Vol.4(1), 80
2023
Abstract
Nature provides a rich source of information for the design of novel materials; yet there remain significant challenges in the design and manufacture of materials that replicate the form, function, and sustainability of biological solutions. Here, we identify key challenges and promising approaches to the development of materials informed by biology. These challenges fall into two main areas; the first relates to harnessing biological information for materials innovation, including key differences between biological and synthetic materials, and the relationship between structure and function. We propose an approach to materials innovation that capitalizes on biodiversity, together with high-throughput characterization of biological material architectures and properties, linked to environmental and ecological context. The second area relates to the design and manufacture of bioinformed materials, including the physical scale of material architectures and manufacturing scale up. We suggest ways to address these challenges and promising prospects for a bioinformed approach to materials innovation.
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- Title
- Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials
- Authors/Creators
- Devi Stuart-Fox - The University of MelbourneLeslie Ng - The University of MelbourneLeonie Barner - Queensland University of TechnologyAndrew T. D. Bennett - The University of MelbourneSean J. Blamires - UNSW SydneyMark A. Elgar - The University of MelbourneAlistair R. Evans - Monash UniversityAmanda M. Franklin - The University of MelbourneKatja Hölttä-Otto - The University of MelbourneJames A. Hutchison - The University of MelbourneFernando Jativa - The University of MelbourneAnna-Lee JessopJennifer Kelley - The University of Western AustraliaJanet McGaw - The University of MelbourneJun Mei - Queensland University of TechnologyMohammad Mirkhalaf - Queensland University of TechnologyMustafa Musameh - CSIRO ManufacturingChiara Neto - The University of SydneyAndrea J. O’Connor - The University of MelbourneTim Schork - Queensland University of TechnologyGerd E. Schröder-Turk - Murdoch University, School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and PhysicsNicolas H. Voelcker - Monash UniversityAnna Wang - UNSW SydneyGregory S. Watson - University of the Sunshine CoastJolanta A. Watson - University of the Sunshine CoastLukas Wesemann - ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical SystemsWallace W. H. Wong - The University of Melbourne
- Publication Details
- Communications materials, Vol.4(1), 80
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Identifiers
- 991005609151407891
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Author(s)
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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