| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Mechanics and Physiological Adaptation of Hard and Soft Biomaterials and Biological Tissues
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| Presentation Title |
Convergent Evolution to Engineering: Blueprints for Multifunctional Advanced Materials |
| Author(s) |
David Kisailus |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
David Kisailus |
| Abstract Scope |
Natural systems have developed well-orchestrated strategies to synthesize and construct materials from a limited selection of available starting materials. The resulting structures display multiscale architectures with incredible fidelity and often exhibit properties that are frequently superior to mechanical properties exhibited by engineering materials. Some comparative analyses of multiscale structures have pinpointed which design principles have arisen convergently, suggesting an optimized solution for separate evolutionary paths. A prime example is the evolution of toughened structures in disparate lineages within plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates. Extremely tough structures can function much like armor, battering rams, or reinforcements that enhance the ability of organisms to win competitions, acquire food, escape predation, etc. Here, we describe a few of these systems that show convergent design and describe how controlled syntheses and hierarchical assembly using organic scaffolds lead to these integrated macroscale structures. We describe their function and translation to biomimetic materials used for engineering applications. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Biomaterials, Characterization, Mechanical Properties |