Biomimicry in textiles: Past, present and potential. An overview

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 8, Issue 59, 2011, Pages 761-775

  Eadie, Leslie ^a   Ghosh, Tushar K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Biomimicry; Bionics; Fibres; Textiles

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; THERMAL INSULATION;

BIO-INSPIRED; BIO-MIMETIC RESEARCH; BIOMIMICRY; FIBRES; FIBROUS STRUCTURES; FUNCTIONAL SURFACES; FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NATURAL WORLD; SELF-HEALING; STRUCTURAL COLOUR; SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES; TEXTILE PRODUCTS; TEXTILE STRUCTURES;

BIOMIMETICS;

COLLAGEN FIBER; LIGNIN; PECTIN;

BIOMIMETICS; BIONICS; COCONUT; COIR; FEATHER; FIBER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SILK; SILKWORM; SPIDER; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENDON; TEXTILE; WOOD;

EID: 79955721029     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0487     Document Type: Review

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