1. Na ture + Desig n t o w a rds a
Bio -C iv iliza t io n
Done By: Samarjit Dutta
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Netaji Subhash Engineering College
2. “ bios ~ life ” and “ mīmēsis ~ imitation ”
The Wikipedia says
“ Biomimetics or biomimicry is the imitation of the
models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose
of solving complex human problems. ”
“taking design ideas from nature”
“Biologically inspired Technologies”
3. One of the early examples of
biomimicry was the study of birds to
enable human flight. Although
never successful in creating a "flying
machine", Leonardo da Vinci (1452–
1519) was a keen observer of the
anatomy and flight of birds, and
made numerous notes and sketches
on his observations as well as
sketches of "flying machines".
5. The Wright Brothers, who
Succeeded in flying the first
heavier-than-air aircraft in
1903, derived inspiration
from observations of pigeons
in flight.
7. • Aircraft wing designand flight techniques inspired by birds
and bats
• Climbing robots, boots and tape mimicking geckos feet and
their ability for adhesive reversal
• Protein folding used to control material formation for self-
assembled functional nanostructures
• Mimicking the arrangement of leaves on a plant for better
solar power collection
• The light refracting properties of butterfly wings are
harnessed to provide improved digital displays and
everlasting colour
