TY - JOUR
T1 - Deconstructing the design of a biological material
AU - Vincent, J F V
N1 - ID number: ISI:000230569900007
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - By identifying the functional conflicts in its design, the cuticle of arthropods can be shown to cope with IR and UV irradiation in the same manner as our technology-by controlling spectral properties (transmission and reflection). However, the skeletal properties of cuticle are integrated with demands for sensory transmission, movement, etc, by controlling the local properties of the material rather than by changing global parameters (which would be the technical solution). On the basis of this study, the biomimetic similarity of cuticle with technology is only about 20%, suggesting that we can learn from the design of arthropod cuticle. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - By identifying the functional conflicts in its design, the cuticle of arthropods can be shown to cope with IR and UV irradiation in the same manner as our technology-by controlling spectral properties (transmission and reflection). However, the skeletal properties of cuticle are integrated with demands for sensory transmission, movement, etc, by controlling the local properties of the material rather than by changing global parameters (which would be the technical solution). On the basis of this study, the biomimetic similarity of cuticle with technology is only about 20%, suggesting that we can learn from the design of arthropod cuticle. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/20444486039
U2 - 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.02.017
DO - 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.02.017
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-5193
VL - 236
SP - 73
EP - 78
JO - Journal of Theoretical Biology
JF - Journal of Theoretical Biology
IS - 1
ER -