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Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials
Communications Materials, Vol.4, pp.1-12
2023
Abstract
Nature provides a rich source of information for the design of novel materials; yet there remain significant challenges in the design and manufacture of materials that replicate the form, function, and sustainability of biological solutions. Here, we identify key challenges and promising approaches to the development of materials informed by biology. These challenges fall into two main areas; the first relates to harnessing biological information for materials innovation, including key differences between biological and synthetic materials, and the relationship between structure and function. We propose an approach to materials innovation that capitalizes on biodiversity, together with high-throughput characterization of biological material architectures and properties, linked to environmental and ecological context. The second area relates to the design and manufacture of bioinformed materials, including the physical scale of material architectures and manufacturing scale up. We suggest ways to address these challenges and promising prospects for a bioinformed approach to materials innovation.
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- Title
- Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials
- Authors
- Devi Stuart-Fox (Corresponding Author) - The University of MelbourneLeslie Ng (Author) - The University of MelbourneLeonie Barner (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyAndrew T D Bennett (Author) - Deakin UniversitySean J. Blamires (Author) - UNSW SydneyMark A. Elgar (Author) - The University of MelbourneAlistair R. Evans (Author) - Monash UniversityAmanda M. Franklin (Author) - The University of MelbourneKatja Hölttä-Otto (Author) - The University of MelbourneJames A. Hutchison (Author) - The University of MelbourneFernando Jativa (Author) - The University of MelbourneAnna-Lee Jessop (Author) - Murdoch UniversityJennifer Kelley (Author) - The University of Western AustraliaJanet McGaw (Author) - The University of MelbourneJun Mei (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMohammad Mirkhalaf (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMustafa Musameh (Author) - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationChiara Neto (Author) - The University of SydneyAndrea J. O’Connor (Author) - The University of MelbourneTim Schork (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyGerd E. Schröder-Turk (Author) - Murdoch UniversityNicolas H. Voelcker (Author) - Monash UniversityAnna Wang (Author) - UNSW SydneyGregory Watson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringJolanta Watson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringLukas Wesemann (Author) - The University of MelbourneWallace W. H. Wong Wong (Author) - The University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Communications Materials, Vol.4, pp.1-12
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1038/s43246-023-00405-z
- ISSN
- 2662-4443
- Copyright note
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- Grant note
- FT180100216 / ARC Future Fellowship FT180100491 / ARC Future Fellowship DP200102593 / ARC FT180100295 / ARC Future Fellowship CE170100026 / Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99971196002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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