Imitation of biological systems to understand underlying mechanisms and to obtain ideas from nature to benefit science, engineering, and medicine

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The shark's paintbrush : biomimicry and how nature is inspiring innovation / Jay Harman.

Toward replacement parts for the brain : implantable biomimetic electronics as neural prostheses / edited by Theodore W. Berger and Dennis L. Glanzman.

Bulletproof feathers : how science uses nature's secrets to design cutting-edge technology / edited by Robert Allen.

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Biomimetics

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The shark's paintbrush : biomimicry and how nature is inspiring innovation / Jay Harman.

Toward replacement parts for the brain : implantable biomimetic electronics as neural prostheses / edited by Theodore W. Berger and Dennis L. Glanzman.

Bulletproof feathers : how science uses nature's secrets to design cutting-edge technology / edited by Robert Allen.