Biomimetics and technical textiles: Solving engineering problems with the help of nature's wisdom

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1455-1465

  Milwich, Markus ^a,c   Speck, Thomas ^b,c   Speck, Olga ^b,c   Stegmaier, Thomas ^a,c   Planck, Heinrich ^a,c  

^a Deutsche Institute für Textil und Faserforschung DITF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Competence Networks Biomimetics ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Arundo donax; Biomimetics; Bionics; Equisetum hyemale; Gradient structures; Technical plant stem; Technical textiles

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ARUNDO DONAX; EQUISETACEAE; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM HYEMALE; POACEAE;

EID: 33750473346     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.10.1455     Document Type: Review

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