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UrduColumbia University researchers have developed a python-tooth-inspired device as a supplement to current rotator cuff suture repair, and found that it nearly doubled repair strength. Their biomimetic approach following the design of python teeth helps to reattach tendons to bone more securely. The device not only augments the strength of the repair but can also be customized to the patient.
Tag: Biomimetics
Sleuthing Their Way to Discovery with a New Microscope
Researchers develop the new “transient vibrational sum-frequency generation microscope,” giving them a thorough view of molecular systems—not just single traits of molecules.
Engineers use heat-free technology to make metallic replicas of a rose’s surface texture
Iowa State’s Martin Thuo and his research group have developed technology to make metallic replicas of soft, natural surfaces such as rose petals. The team’s metallic surfaces retained properties of the originals, including a rose petal’s sticky, yet water-repelling textures.
‘Nature’s antifreeze’ provides formula for more durable concrete
Secrets to cementing the sustainability of our future infrastructure may come from nature, such as proteins that keep plants and animals from freezing in extremely cold conditions. CU Boulder researchers have discovered that a synthetic molecule based on natural antifreeze proteins minimizes freeze-thaw damage and increases the strength and durability of concrete, improving the longevity of new infrastructure and decreasing carbon emissions over its lifetime.