Structural Colors In The Realm Of Nature

Author : Shuichi Kinoshita
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789812707833

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Structural Colors in the Realm of Nature by Shuichi Kinoshita Pdf

Structural colorations originate from self-organized microstructures, which interact with light in a complex way to produce brilliant colors seen everywhere in nature. Research in this field is extremely new and has been rapidly growing in the last 10 years, because the elaborate structures created in nature can now be fabricated through various types of nanotechnologies. Indeed, a fundamental book covering this field from biological, physical, and engineering viewpoints has long been expected.Coloring in nature comes mostly from inherent colors of materials, though it sometimes has a purely physical origin such as diffraction or interference of light. The latter, called structural color or iridescence, has long been a problem of scientific interest. Recently, structural colors have attracted great interest because various photonic architectures, now developing in modern technologies, have been spontaneously created in the self-organization process and have been extensively used as one of the important visual functions. In this book, the fundamental optical properties underlying structural colors are explained, and these mysteries of nature are surveyed from the viewpoint of biological diversity and according to their sophisticated structures. The book proposes a general principle of structural colors based on the structural hierarchy and presents up-to-date applications.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814475068

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Structural Colors in the Realm of Nature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Akhlesh Lakhtakia,Raúl José Martín-Palma
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123914323

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Engineered Biomimicry by Akhlesh Lakhtakia,Raúl José Martín-Palma Pdf

Engineered Biomimicry covers a broad range of research topics in the emerging discipline of biomimicry. Biologically inspired science and technology, using the principles of math and physics, has led to the development of products as ubiquitous as VelcroTM (modeled after the spiny hooks on plant seeds and fruits). Readers will learn to take ideas and concepts like this from nature, implement them in research, and understand and explain diverse phenomena and their related functions. From bioinspired computing and medical products to biomimetic applications like artificial muscles, MEMS, textiles and vision sensors, Engineered Biomimicry explores a wide range of technologies informed by living natural systems. Engineered Biomimicry helps physicists, engineers and material scientists seek solutions in nature to the most pressing technical problems of our times, while providing a solid understanding of the important role of biophysics. Some physical applications include adhesion superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning, structural coloration, photonic devices, biomaterials and composite materials, sensor systems, robotics and locomotion, and ultra-lightweight structures. Explores biomimicry, a fast-growing, cross-disciplinary field in which researchers study biological activities in nature to make critical advancements in science and engineering Introduces bioinspiration, biomimetics, and bioreplication, and provides biological background and practical applications for each Cutting-edge topics include bio-inspired robotics, microflyers, surface modification and more

Author : Stanislav N. Gorb,Elena V. Gorb
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319741444

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Functional Surfaces in Biology III by Stanislav N. Gorb,Elena V. Gorb Pdf

This book is devoted to the rapidly growing area of science dealing with structure and properties of biological surfaces in their relation to particular functions. This volume, written by a team of specialists from different disciplines, covers various biological surface functions: sensing, coloration, attachment, drag reduction, moisture harvesting, etc. Because biological surfaces have a virtually endless potential of technological ideas for the development of new materials and systems, inspirations from biology could also be interesting for a broad range of topics in surface engineering. This volume together with two previous volumes “Functional Surfaces in Biology” (vols. 1 & 2 published in 2009) taken together, present a good reference for a novice in the field. The book is intended for use by researchers who are active, or intend to become active, in the field. The appeal of this topic is expected to be broad, ranging from classical biology, biomechanics and physics to such applied fields as materials science and surface engineering.

Author : Olivier Deparis,Sébastien R. Mouchet
Publisher : Artech House
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781630817985

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Natural Photonics and Bioinspiration by Olivier Deparis,Sébastien R. Mouchet Pdf

Photonic structures occurring in biological tissues such as butterfly wings, beetle elytra or fish scales are responsible for a broad range of optical effects including iridescence, narrow-band reflection, large solid-angle scattering, polarization effects, additive color mixing, fluid-induced color changes, controlled fluorescence. Studies have provided understanding of the underlying optical mechanisms and the biological functions as well as inspiration for the design and development of novel photonic devices, also called bioinspiration. In this forward-thinking book, the research related to photonic structures in natural organisms is reviewed with a main foPhotonic structures occurring in biological tissues such as butterfly wings, beetle elytra, or fish scales are responsible for a broad range of optical effects including iridescence, narrow band reflection, large solid-angle scattering, polarization, additive color mixing, fluid induced color changes, and controlled fluorescence. This book reviews research of biological photonic devices in accordance with the fundamental aspects of physical optics and environmental biology. It provides readers with an understanding of numerical modelling based on morphological and optical characterizations as well as the quantitative treatment of color vision. This forward-thinking book ties these concepts to the design and synthesis of bioinspired photonic devices and opens the door to the applications of nature’s lessons in the technical world. This resource introduces a methodology for working with and utilizing bioinspiration. It includes the experimental and numerical tools necessary for the characterization and simulation of photonic structures and uses original concepts as examples, with a focus on bioinspired hygrochromatic materials. Professionals are brought up to speed on a variety of fabrication techniques and methods of synthesis all following a straightforward bottom-up or top-down approach. The reader will gain an understanding of the capability of bioinspiration to meet human needs. This book’s explanation of how natural photonics structures behave as efficient solar absorbers or thermal management devices makes it a useful resource for technical professionals in the field of energy and environment, and the concepts presented in this book also have applications in the designs of optical coatings, sensors, and light sources.

Author : Olaf Karthaus
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439877470

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Biomimetics in Photonics by Olaf Karthaus Pdf

Biomimetic photonics is a burgeoning field. Biologists are finding and describing a whole menagerie of unique and astonishingly complex nano- and microstructures in fauna and flora. Material scientists are developing novel multifunctional and hierarchical structures with a wide variety of post-nano era photonics applications. Mathematicians and com

Author : Bharat Bhushan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319282848

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Biomimetics by Bharat Bhushan Pdf

This revised, updated and expanded new edition presents an overview of biomimetics and biologically inspired structured surfaces. It deals with various examples of biomimetics which include surfaces with roughness-induced superomniphobicity, self-cleaning, antifouling, and controlled adhesion. The focus in the book is on the Lotus Effect, Salvinia Effect, Rose Petal Effect, Oleophobic/philic Surfaces, Shark Skin Effect, and Gecko Adhesion. This new edition also contains new chapters on the butterfly wing effect, bio- and inorganic fouling and structure and Properties of Nacre and structural coloration.

Author : Shuichi Kinoshita
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123972996

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Pattern Formations and Oscillatory Phenomena by Shuichi Kinoshita Pdf

Patterns and their formations appear throughout nature, and are studied to analyze different problems in science and make predictions across a wide range of disciplines including biology, physics, mathematics, chemistry, material science, and nanoscience. With the emergence of nanoscience and the ability for researchers and scientists to study living systems at the biological level, pattern formation research has become even more essential. This book is an accessible first of its kind guide for scientists, researchers, engineers, and students who require a general introduction to this research area, in order to gain a deeper analytical understanding of the most recent observations and experiments by top researchers in physics. Pattern Formations describes the most up-to-date status of this developing field and analyzes the physical phenomena behind a wide range of interesting topics commonly known in the scientific community. The study of pattern formations as a research field will continue to grow as scientists expand their understanding of naturally occurring patterns and mimic nature to help solve complex problems. This research area is becoming more highly recognized due to its contributions to signal processing, computer analysis, image processing, complex networks development, advancements in optics and photonics, crystallography, metallurgy, drug delivery (chemotherapy) and the further understanding of gene regulation. The only introductory reference book which places special emphasis on the theoretical analyses of experiments in this rapidly growing field of pattern formation A wide range of physical applications make this book highly interdisciplinary Explanations of observations and experiments deepen the readers understanding of this developing research field

Author : Luqman Jameel Rather,Mohd Shabbir,Aminoddin Haji
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119818885

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Sustainable Practices in the Textile Industry by Luqman Jameel Rather,Mohd Shabbir,Aminoddin Haji Pdf

The increasing environmental and health concerns owing to the use of large quantities of water and hazardous chemicals in conventional textile finishing processes has lead to the design and development of new dyeing strategies and technologies. Sustainable Practices in the Textile Industry comprises 13 chapters from various research areas dealing with the application of different sustainable technologies for enhancing the dyeing and comfort properties of textile materials with substantial reduction in wastewater problems. Chapters focus on the sophisticated methods for improving dye extraction and dyeing properties which will minimize the use of bioresource products. This book also brings out the innovative ways of wet chemical processing to alleviate the environmental impacts arising from this sector. This book also discusses innovations in eco-friendly methods for textile wet processes and applications of enzymes in textiles in addition to the advancements in the use of nanotechnology for wastewater remediation.

Author : Sylvia Anton,Philippe Lucas
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889740796

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Invertebrate Neurobiology: Sensory Systems, Information Integration, Locomotor- and Behavioral Output by Sylvia Anton,Philippe Lucas Pdf

Author : Denis Llewellyn Fox
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520023471

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Animal Biochromes and Structural Colours by Denis Llewellyn Fox Pdf

Author : Lars Olof Björn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493914685

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Photobiology by Lars Olof Björn Pdf

The new edition of this authoritative text provides an interdisciplinary treatise of all aspects of the interactions between light and the living world. It starts with a description of the physics of light, and how to deal with it in experiments and observations. The phenomena described in the rest of the book covers all organisms: how light is used by organisms for obtaining energy for life processes, for gathering information about the environment, and for communicating with others of the same or other species. The book also describes "bad" effects of light in causing disease or contributing to formation of environmental toxins. New techniques used by scientists to investigate life processes using light are also explored in the volume. Written by experts in the field, Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light, 3e is a valuable and accessible resource for both advanced undergraduates and established researchers.

Author : Stanislav Kolisnychenko
Publisher : Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Page : 1852 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783035734454

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Biomimetic Approaches in Engineering Practice by Stanislav Kolisnychenko Pdf

Presented for your attention the special collection “Biomimetic Approaches in Engineering Practice” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 up to 2016 and covers a wide range of engineering solutions in the fields of mechanical engineering, materials science, mechatronics, robotics, and architecture, where the principles of bionics were used in the design and research process.

Author : Ricardo Mallarino,Marcus Kronforst,Marie Manceau
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889714162

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Evo-Devo of Color Pattern Formation by Ricardo Mallarino,Marcus Kronforst,Marie Manceau Pdf

Author : Jean Draper
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781849947725

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Stitch and Structure by Jean Draper Pdf

An essential book for any textile artist looking to expand their repertoire into two- and three-dimensional work. Leading textile artist, teacher and examiner Jean Draper takes you through the entire process from designing through construction to embellishment with mixed media. This beautiful and very practical book includes diagrams, detailed drawings and stitch information to guide the reader through the techniques, which include hand and machine embroidery. It covers: Design, including recording information for translation into stitch (with lots of drawing tips); Choice of Threads, including some unusual threads and customizing them; Constructing with Thread, everything from knotted forms, with decorative threads, grids and stacks, and coiled structures; Stitches in Thin Air, constructing with stitch alone using moulds and soluble fabric; Using Mixed Media in Stitched Structures, such as paper, sticks, wire and plastics; Adding Structure to an Existing Fabric; Three-Dimensional Fabric Structures. Working in two and three-dimensions is a growing genre of textile art and this incorporates a fresh approach and great design advice.