Nature has its own solution. By Gurupreetha.B Student, Department of biotechnology, vivekanandha college of Engineering for women

2.  Biomimetics or biomimicry
 Imitation of models, systems, and
elements of nature for the purpose of
solving complex human problems.
 Greek word
› Bios life
› Mimesis imitation

3.  Biomimetics means
“ The study of formation, structure or
function of biologically produced substances,
materials, biological mechanisms and processes
especially for the purpose of synthesising similar
products by artificial mechanism which mimics
the natural ones”.
 Coined by – Otto H. Schimitt in 1969.

4. What?

9. ( 1452 - 1519)
“Human powered Orinthopter”

10. Some great examples…

11. Burr fruit
velcro

12. Cond.,

13. Kingfisher beak
inspired the bullet
trains…
Cond.,

14. Cond.,

15. Aritificial support and replacement of ogans
Cond.,

16. What does lotus
teach us?
Hydrophicity and
un-stickability.
Cond.,

17. In the field of
biotechnology…

18.  Human tissue = cells + ECM + signalling
molecules .
 ECM = collagen + proteoglycon.
 Synthetic mimic
Chitosan
Gelatin hydrogel.

20.  Catalase biomimitic sensors
Ref: Tofik. M. Nagiev 2007
 Jellyfish collagen: Barrel jellyfish
(Rhizostoma pulmo)
Jellagen, a Welsh marine biotechnology
company, has its eyes on the unassuming
jellyfish as a source of a potential revolutionary
biomaterial: next-generation collagen.

21.  How worms make glue?
Paris-based Tissium (formerly Gecko
Biomedical) is the developer of Setalum, a
biocompatible sealant for vascular surgery based
on the glue-like secretions of the Californian
sandcastle worm.

22.  Making bones out of wood
GreenBone is an Italian startup founded in
2014 with a mission to develop an innovative
bone graft scaffold for patients with bone defects.
Rattan plant

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