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Designing Biomimetic, Dissipative Material Systems

Year: 2016

Type: report

Abstract: Throughout human history, new materials have been the foundation of transformative technologies: from bronze, paper, and ceramics to steel, silicon, and polymers, each material has enabled far-reaching advances. Today, another new class of materials is emerging—one with both the potential to provide radically new functions and to challenge our notion of what constitutes a “material”. These materials would harvest, transduce, or dissipate energy to perform autonomous, dynamic functions that mimic the behaviors of living organisms. Herein, we discuss the challenges and benefits of creating “dissipative” materials that can potentially blur the boundaries between living and non-living matter.

DOI: 10.2172/1235400

Authors: Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States), Anna Balazs, USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22), George Whitesides, C. Brinker, Igor Aranson, Paul Chaikin, Zvonimir Dogic, Sharon Glotzer, Daniel Hammer, Darrell Irvine, Steven Little, Monica Olvera de la Cruz, Atul Parikh, Samuel Stupp, Jack Szostak

Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, Harvard University, University of New Mexico, University of Chicago, New York University, Brandeis University, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, University of California, Davis

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Subfield: Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences

Award: DISABS: DISSIPATIVE SELF-ASSEMBLY AS A FOUNDATION FOR BIOMIMETIC SYSTEMS

OpenAlex ID: W2551055075

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