Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Inspired by nature, various self‐healing materials that can recover their physical properties
after external damage have been developed. Recently, self‐healing materials have been …

Micropatterned materials have developed in nature over 3.8 billion years, with remarkable
performance. Nature inspiration is the process of understanding biological mechanisms and …

Industry 4.0 in healthcare involves use of a wide range of modern technologies including
digitisation, artificial intelligence, user response data (ergonomics), human psychology, the …

Nature-derived or biologically encouraged hydrogels have attracted considerable interest in
numerous biomedical applications owing to their multidimensional utility and effectiveness …

Microbes can influence the durability of civil engineering structures. Damage caused by
microbes (known as biodeterioration) results in compromised structural integrity causing …

6. Design (bio)-recyclable products/materials 7. Rapid life cycle assessment to assess the
overall environmental impact from production to disposal 8. Maintain or improve the …

One of the most fascinating areas in the field of smart biopolymers is biomolecule sensing.
Accordingly, multifunctional biomimetic, biocompatible, and stimuli-responsive materials …

Human civilization has been relentlessly inspired by the nurturing lessons; nature is
teaching us. From birds to airplanes and bullet trains, nature gave us a lot of perspective in …

Many functional materials are approaching their performance limits due to inherent trade‐
offs between essential physical properties. Such trade‐offs can be overcome by engineering …