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Biomimetics

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Biomimetics means mimicking biology or nature. Biomimetics allows biologically inspired design, adaptation, or derivation from nature. The word biomimetics was coined by polymath Otto Schmitt in 1957, who, in his doctoral research, developed a physical device that mimicked the electrical action of a nerve.

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  1. Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- and Nanotechnology and Biomimetics, Ohio State University, 201 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210-1142, USA

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Bhushan, B. (2012). Introduction. In: Biomimetics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25408-6_1

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