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  • Biomimicry
  • Sustainable Engineering

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  • Current material science paradigms require reshaping for sustainability.
  • Natural material cycles offer a blueprint for efficient resource management.
  • Material functionality is linked to composition and processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore materials sustainability using a bio-inspired approach.
  • To redefine material synthesis, processing, and usage paradigms.
  • To investigate how bio-inspired strategies can enhance material lifecycles and circularity.

Main Methods:

  • Reviewing bio-inspired strategies for material design and application.
  • Analyzing concepts like active materiality, modularity, and cellularity.
  • Examining natural material cycles for recycling and reuse principles.

Main Results:

  • Bio-inspired strategies can simplify material assembly and disassembly.
  • Concepts like responsivity and adaptivity enhance material functionality.
  • Strategies such as mono-materiality and multifunctionality improve sustainability.
  • Bio-inspired approaches can extend product lifespans through defect tolerance and self-healing.

Conclusions:

  • Active materiality, a dynamic bio-inspired paradigm, expands material science focus.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial for a sustainable materials economy.
  • Adopting nature's material cycles fosters harmony and resilience.