"Genome of Materials" could help "Materials Genome"

Melik Demirel (Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University)

Materials properties of bioelastomers extracted from biological samples could vary heavily between the species within the same genus due to the differences in structure and composition [1]. The gain or loss of materials properties (such as wet and dry adhesion [2]) between different species shed light into not only the molecular structure but also the integration of the hierarchy of systems that serves at morphological length scales. Therefore understanding the functional transitions of the biomimetic systems help us to design, fabricate and synthesize materials resilient to environmental factors, as well as eco-friendly advanced materials for novel asymmetric wetting, friction and transport properties [3].

1. Guerette et al., Nature Biotech, 2013,doi:10.1038/nbt.2671 2. Demirel et al., Nature Communications, 2013, in review 3. Malvadkar et al, Nature Materials, 20103,doi:10.1038/nmat2864

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