Bio-Inspired Technologies for the Modern World: Emerging Trends and Applications [Hardcover]

A sampling of bio-inspired technologies created by scientists and inventors who study the characteristics of things in nature to come up amazing and astonishing technologies and products. It considers bio-inspired technologies applied in water purification, for business lessons, in healthcare and medicine, and more.

Nature gives us ample opportunity to understand and observe her secrets, and scientists and inventors can and do study the characteristics of things in nature to come up with amazing and astonishing technologies and products invented as a result.

This new volume provides a sampling of technological issues that have been tackled with the help of biologically inspired engineering, by such things in nature as bionic plants, the lotus leaf, insects and beetles, geckos, bats, spiders, and butterflies. It considers bio-inspired technologies that have been applied in water purification, for business lessons, in healthcare and medicine, and more.

This unique volume is an inspiring resource for professionals, researchers, scholars, engineers, and businessmen and businesswomen interested in the latest developments by studying the wonders of natural science.

1. Bio-Inspired Sustainable and Durable Superhydrophobic Materials: The Lotus Effect 2. Biotechnology Advancements in the Field of Bionic Plants 3. Amazing Technologies Inspired by Insects and Beetles 4. Gecko-Inspired Biomimetic Adhesive Materials 5. Bats Inspired Scientific Advancements 6. Spider Innovative Technologies 7. Butterfly Wings Inspire New Technologies 8. BioInspired Technologies 9. Biological Interesting Investigations 10. Nature-Inspired Business Lessons Create New Thought-Provoking Views 11. Biofouling and Bio-Purification of Water 12. Nature Inspires Healthcare and Modern Medical Technologies

R. Ramakrishna Reddy, PhD, is a former Professor at the DelƒÊ