Tissue Engineering:
– Biomimetic materials designed to elicit specified cellular responses
– Incorporation of cell-binding peptides into biomaterials
– Research on short and long chain peptides in early stages
– Use of native long chains and short peptide sequences from ECM proteins
– Advantages of short peptides over long chains in tissue engineering
Biomimetic Mineralization:
– Proteins control mineral deposition and crystal growth in enamel ECM
– Mutations in enamel ECM proteins result in enamel defects
– Dental enamel mineral composition and heteroionic substituents
– Strategies for biomimetic mineralization using natural and designed structures
– Traditional strategies for improving jaw bone density in orthopedics and implants
Extracellular Matrix Proteins:
– Laminin-1 promotes neuron attachment, differentiation, and axon growth
– Self-assembled IKVAV peptide nanofiber enhances cell adhesion
– Role of laminin in stimulating neurite outgrowth and developing nervous system
– Gradients of laminin-1 promote faster neurite extension
– Anisotropic 3D agarose gel with LN-1 gradients enhances neurite growth
Biomimetic Artificial Muscles:
– Electroactive polymers (EAPs) known as artificial muscles
– EAPs produce large deformation in an electric field
– Potential applications in biotechnology, robotics, sensors, and actuators
Biomimetic Photonic Structures:
– Structural colors produced by a variety of organisms
– Different mechanisms evolved by organisms to manipulate light
– Examples of structural color production in bacteria, insects, plants, and animals
Biomimetic materials are materials developed using inspiration from nature. This may be useful in the design of composite materials. Natural structures have inspired and innovated human creations. Notable examples of these natural structures include: honeycomb structure of the beehive, strength of spider silks, bird flight mechanics, and shark skin water repellency. The etymological roots of the neologism "biomimetic" derive from Greek, since bios means "life" and mimetikos means "imitative".[citation needed]
