Nature-inspired materials: Emerging trends and prospects

NK Katiyar, G Goel, S Hawi, S Goel - NPG Asia Materials, 2021 - nature.com
The term “nature-inspired” is associated with a sequence of efforts to understand, synthesize
and imitate any natural object or phenomenon either in a tangible or intangible form, which …

Animal-and human-inspired nanostructures as supercapacitor electrode materials: a review

I Hussain, C Lamiel, S Sahoo, MS Javed, M Ahmad… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2022 - Springer
Human civilization has been relentlessly inspired by the nurturing lessons; nature is
teaching us. From birds to airplanes and bullet trains, nature gave us a lot of perspective in …

Copper Based Nanomaterials Suppress Root Fungal Disease in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus): Role of Particle Morphology, Composition and Dissolution Behavior

J Borgatta, C Ma, N Hudson-Smith… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With increasing global population, innovations in agriculture will be essential for a
sustainable food supply. We compare commercial CuO NP to synthesized Cu3 (PO4) 2 …

Nature-resembled nanostructures for energy storage/conversion applications

H Yu, J Zhang, I Shaheen, M Ahmad, X Chen… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nature-inspired nanomaterial is one of the well-investigated nanostructures with favorable
properties exhibiting high surface area, more active sites, and tailorable porosity. In energy …

Bio-inspired nanomaterials for micro/nanodevices: a new era in biomedical applications

M Harun-Ur-Rashid, I Jahan, T Foyez, AB Imran - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exploring bio-inspired nanomaterials (BINMs) and incorporating them into
micro/nanodevices represent a significant development in biomedical applications …

CuWO4/CuS heterojunction photocatalyst for the application of visible-light-driven photodegradation of dye pollutions

Y Cui, C Lin, M Li, N Zhu, J Meng, J Zhao - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is a very serious problem concerning human health, and organic dyes are
important pollution sources. Photocatalysts could convert light energy into chemical energy …

Rational design of nanostructured copper phosphate nanoflakes supported niobium carbide for the selective electrochemical detection of melatonin

A Santhan, KY Hwa - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the present study, we have designed a highly conductive electrode material niobium
carbide (NbC) entangled with copper phosphate (Cu3P2O8). The combined features of the …

[HTML][HTML] Metal phosphates for the design of advanced heterogeneous photocatalysts

H Khiar, N Barka, A Puga - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Research in heterogeneous photocatalysis is burgeoning and rapidly evolving given the
benefits of performing demanding chemical transformations under mild conditions …

Composition Gradient Cellulose–Aerogel Nanocomposites Regulating Thermal Insulation

PS Jadhav, A Sarkar, S Ren - Small Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last few decades, functional gradient structures have evolved through natural
biological systems, while gradient structures lead to tailored mechanical and physical …

Review on recent developments in bioinspired-materials for sustainable energy and environmental applications

RT Kapoor, M Rafatullah, M Qamar, M Qutob… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nature has always inspired innovative minds for development of new designs. Animals and
plants provide various structures with lower density, more strength and high energy sorption …