AIMC Topic: Biomimetic Materials

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Recent Advances in Oxidase-like Nanozymes: Mechanisms, Prediction Models, and Applications.

ACS applied materials & interfaces
Nanozymes, defined as nanomaterials exhibiting intrinsic enzyme-like catalytic properties, represent a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary frontier. Since the initial discovery of peroxidase-like nanozymes, a wide variety of nanomaterials have demons...

Decellularized tumor matrices as biomimetic cancer niche: a new perspective on cancer research and therapy.

Biomedical materials (Bristol, England)
Cancer is among the major causes of mortality, responsible for approximately 15% of all deaths worldwide. Despite remarkable progress in modern medicine, it remains a significant global health challenge. Nevertheless, conventional therapies such as c...

Bioinspired photoresponsive soft robotic lens.

Science robotics
Vision is a critical sensory function for humans, animals, and engineered systems, enabling environmental perception essential for imaging and autonomous operation. Although bioinspired, tunable optical systems have advanced adaptability and performa...

Biomimetic magnetobacterial microrobots for active pneumonia therapy.

Nature communications
Immense progress in synthetic micro-/nanorobots with diverse functionalities has been made for biomedical applications during the last decade. However, there is still a huge gap for miniature robots to realize efficient therapy from in vitro to in vi...

Seeker-M: A bionic mantis shrimp robot with an adjustable-mass flexible spine.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
To enhance the motion flexibility and environmental adaptability of underwater robots, this study proposes a novel design, Seeker-M, inspired by the locomotion mechanism of the mantis shrimp. The robot imitates the mantis shrimp's multi-pleopod swimm...

Bionic Pneumatic-Driven Actuator for Underwater Sensing and Motion Control.

ACS applied materials & interfaces
Biological organisms exhibit remarkable capabilities to dynamically adjust their physiological states through autonomous neural perception and adaptive locomotion, offering profound inspiration for the development of intelligent bionic systems. Parti...

An eel-like robot based on a dielectric elastomer.

PloS one
Eels have attracted significant research interest because of their long-distance migration and high-endurance cruising behavior. An underwater eel-like robot design inspired by these creatures has the potential for high efficiency, strong maneuverabi...

Biomimetic Neural Intelligent E-Skin System for Tactile Perception and Robotic Decision-Making.

ACS sensors
The widespread application of electronic skin (e-skin) in human-machine interaction necessitates intelligent and information-rich systems. However, the rapid and efficient deployment of e-skin for high-precision multisensor fusion remains a critical ...

Animal-robot interaction induces local enhancement in the Mediterranean fruit flyWiedemann.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Animal-robot interaction (ARI) is an emerging field that uses biomimetic robots to replicate biological cues, enabling controlled studies of animal behavior. This study investigates the potential for ARI systems to induce local enhancement (e.g. wher...

Living material-derived intelligent micro/nanorobots.

Biomaterials science
Living materials, which include various types of cells, organelles, and biological components from animals, plants, and microorganisms, have become central to recent investigations in micro and nanorobotics. Living material-derived intelligent micro/...