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Biomimetics in Tribology
Science currently goes through a major change. Biology is evolving as new Leitwissenschaft, with more and more causation and natural laws being uncovered. The term ‘technoscience’ denotes the field where science and technology are inseparably interconnected, the trend goes from papers to patents, and the scientific ‘search for truth’ is increasingly replaced by search for applications with a potential economic value. Biomimetics, i.e. knowledge transfer from biology to technology, is a field that has the potential to drive major technical advances. The biomimetic approach might change the research landscape and the engineering culture dramatically, by the blending of disciplines. It might substantially support successful mastering of current tribological challenges: friction, adhesion, lubrication and wear in devices and systems from the meter to the nanometer scale. A highly successful method in biomimectics, the biomimicry innovation method, is applied in this chapter to identify nature’s best practices regarding two key issues in tribology: maintenance of the physical integrity of a system, and permanent as well as temporary attachment. The best practices identified comprise highly diverse organisms and processes and are presented in a number of tables with detailed references.
As next step, detailed investigations on the relevant properties of the best practices identified in this chapter shall be performed, and the underlying principles shall be extracted. Such principles shall then be incorporated into devices, systems and processes; and thereby yield biomimetic technology with increased tribological performance. To accelerate scientific and technological breakthroughs, we should aim at having a context of knowledge: the gap between scientific insights and technological realization should be bridged. To prevent being trapped in the inventor, innovator or investor gaps, a cross dialogue is necessary, a pipeline from ‘know-why’ to ‘know-how’ to ‘know-what’. This is specifically of relevance in tribology, since tribological research is ultimately linked to real-world applications. Applying biomimetics to tribology could provide such a pipeline.
Biomimetics in Tribology
Science currently goes through a major change. Biology is evolving as new Leitwissenschaft, with more and more causation and natural laws being uncovered. The term ‘technoscience’ denotes the field where science and technology are inseparably interconnected, the trend goes from papers to patents, and the scientific ‘search for truth’ is increasingly replaced by search for applications with a potential economic value. Biomimetics, i.e. knowledge transfer from biology to technology, is a field that has the potential to drive major technical advances. The biomimetic approach might change the research landscape and the engineering culture dramatically, by the blending of disciplines. It might substantially support successful mastering of current tribological challenges: friction, adhesion, lubrication and wear in devices and systems from the meter to the nanometer scale. A highly successful method in biomimectics, the biomimicry innovation method, is applied in this chapter to identify nature’s best practices regarding two key issues in tribology: maintenance of the physical integrity of a system, and permanent as well as temporary attachment. The best practices identified comprise highly diverse organisms and processes and are presented in a number of tables with detailed references.
As next step, detailed investigations on the relevant properties of the best practices identified in this chapter shall be performed, and the underlying principles shall be extracted. Such principles shall then be incorporated into devices, systems and processes; and thereby yield biomimetic technology with increased tribological performance. To accelerate scientific and technological breakthroughs, we should aim at having a context of knowledge: the gap between scientific insights and technological realization should be bridged. To prevent being trapped in the inventor, innovator or investor gaps, a cross dialogue is necessary, a pipeline from ‘know-why’ to ‘know-how’ to ‘know-what’. This is specifically of relevance in tribology, since tribological research is ultimately linked to real-world applications. Applying biomimetics to tribology could provide such a pipeline.
Biomimetics in Tribology
Biol.,Med.Physics,Biomed.Engineer. (formerly:Biological,Medical Phys.)
Gruber, Petra (editor) / Bruckner, Dietmar (editor) / Hellmich, Christian (editor) / Schmiedmayer, Heinz-Bodo (editor) / Stachelberger, Herbert (editor) / Gebeshuber, Ille C. (editor) / Gebeshuber, I. C. (author) / Majlis, B. Y. (author) / Stachelberger, H. (author)
2011-06-20
25 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Mechanical Attachment , Sustainable Tourism Development , Tribological Research , Ultimate Compressive Stress , Yield Stress Limit Physics , Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics , Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering , Biomaterials , Building Construction and Design , Nanotechnology , Physics and Astronomy
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