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Bio-informed materials: three guiding principles for innovation informed by biology
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Bio-informed materials: three guiding principles for innovation informed by biology

Devi Stuart-Fox, Leslie Ng, Mark A. Elgar, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Gerd E. Schröder-Turk, Nicolas H. Voelcker and Gregory S. Watson
Nature Reviews. Materials, Vol.8, pp.565-567
2023
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-023-00590-wView
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Abstract

Nature provides an endless source of inspiration for advanced materials, fuelled by evolutionary innovations over many millions of years. Capitalizing on this wealth of biological solutions requires an approach to materials innovation that is informed by a holistic understanding of multi-functional biological systems and leverages the defning feature of the natural world — diversity.

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