TY - JOUR
T1 - Editorial: The Dual-Use Dilemma for Biomimicry
AU - Damiati, Samar
AU - Mhanna, Rami
AU - Awan, Shakil A.
AU - Kodzius, Rimantas
AU - Schuster, Bernhard
PY - 2022/5/19
Y1 - 2022/5/19
N2 - The biomimetic fabrication of 3D biology models confers design freedom across various
applications. Taking inspiration from nature and using nature as a toolbox have helped in the
production of effective and versatile tools that are integrated with modern technology principles and,
importantly, perform quite similarly to natural living systems. Exploiting nature’s design principles
can contribute to the improvement of the understanding and development of creative products in
both fundamental research and industrial applications (Dicks, 2016; Orapiriyakul et al., 2018;
Damiati, 2020). To address the significant heterogeneity among bio-inspired designs, this research
topic collected articles that reflect the progress in the field. The topics range from the manufacture of
graphene field-effect transistor (GFET) biosensors for the improvement of sensing technology, to
combining AI and microfluidic technologies for the rapid fabrication of drug vehicles, to recent
findings regarding the mimicry of bone’s natural behavior in bone tissue engineering, and to ecofriendly solutions for indoor air purification fighting COVID-19 (Figure 1). All the recent
developments and significant accomplishments bring new opportunities to improve our quality
of life.
AB - The biomimetic fabrication of 3D biology models confers design freedom across various
applications. Taking inspiration from nature and using nature as a toolbox have helped in the
production of effective and versatile tools that are integrated with modern technology principles and,
importantly, perform quite similarly to natural living systems. Exploiting nature’s design principles
can contribute to the improvement of the understanding and development of creative products in
both fundamental research and industrial applications (Dicks, 2016; Orapiriyakul et al., 2018;
Damiati, 2020). To address the significant heterogeneity among bio-inspired designs, this research
topic collected articles that reflect the progress in the field. The topics range from the manufacture of
graphene field-effect transistor (GFET) biosensors for the improvement of sensing technology, to
combining AI and microfluidic technologies for the rapid fabrication of drug vehicles, to recent
findings regarding the mimicry of bone’s natural behavior in bone tissue engineering, and to ecofriendly solutions for indoor air purification fighting COVID-19 (Figure 1). All the recent
developments and significant accomplishments bring new opportunities to improve our quality
of life.
UR - https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/context/secam-research/article/2119/viewcontent/fmolb_09_915663.pdf
U2 - 10.3389/fmolb.2022.915663
DO - 10.3389/fmolb.2022.915663
M3 - Article
SN - 2296-889X
VL - 9
JO - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
JF - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
IS - 0
ER -