Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials

Stuart-Fox, D; Ng, L; Barner, L; Bennett, ATD; Blamires, SJ; Elgar, MA; Evans, AR; Franklin, AM; Hölttä-Otto, K; Hutchison, JA; Jativa, F; Jessop, AL; Kelley, J; McGaw, J; Mei, J; Mirkhalaf, M; Musameh, M; Neto, C; O’Connor, AJ; Schork, T; Schröder-Turk, GE; Voelcker, NH; Wang, A; Watson, GS; Watson, JA; Wesemann, L; Wong, WWH

Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials

Stuart-Fox, D Ng, L Barner, L Bennett, ATD Blamires, SJ Elgar, MA Evans, AR Franklin, AM Hölttä-Otto, K Hutchison, JA Jativa, F Jessop, AL Kelley, J McGaw, J Mei, J Mirkhalaf, M Musameh, M Neto, C O’Connor, AJ Schork, T

Schröder-Turk, GE Voelcker, NH Wang, A Watson, GS Watson, JA Wesemann, L Wong, WWH

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Citation:: Communications Materials, 2023, 4, (1)
Issue Date:: 2023-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Stuart-Fox, D
dc.contributor.author	Ng, L
dc.contributor.author	Barner, L
dc.contributor.author	Bennett, ATD
dc.contributor.author	Blamires, SJ
dc.contributor.author	Elgar, MA
dc.contributor.author	Evans, AR
dc.contributor.author	Franklin, AM
dc.contributor.author	Hölttä-Otto, K
dc.contributor.author	Hutchison, JA
dc.contributor.author	Jativa, F
dc.contributor.author	Jessop, AL
dc.contributor.author	Kelley, J
dc.contributor.author	McGaw, J
dc.contributor.author	Mei, J
dc.contributor.author	Mirkhalaf, M
dc.contributor.author	Musameh, M
dc.contributor.author	Neto, C
dc.contributor.author	O’Connor, AJ
dc.contributor.author	Schork, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4583-2439
dc.contributor.author	Schröder-Turk, GE
dc.contributor.author	Voelcker, NH
dc.contributor.author	Wang, A
dc.contributor.author	Watson, GS
dc.contributor.author	Watson, JA
dc.contributor.author	Wesemann, L
dc.contributor.author	Wong, WWH
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-16T02:58:51Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-16T02:58:51Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Communications Materials, 2023, 4, (1)
dc.identifier.issn	2662-4443
dc.identifier.issn	2662-4443
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174554
dc.description.abstract	Nature provides a rich source of information for the design of novel materials; yet there remain significant challenges in the design and manufacture of materials that replicate the form, function, and sustainability of biological solutions. Here, we identify key challenges and promising approaches to the development of materials informed by biology. These challenges fall into two main areas; the first relates to harnessing biological information for materials innovation, including key differences between biological and synthetic materials, and the relationship between structure and function. We propose an approach to materials innovation that capitalizes on biodiversity, together with high-throughput characterization of biological material architectures and properties, linked to environmental and ecological context. The second area relates to the design and manufacture of bioinformed materials, including the physical scale of material architectures and manufacturing scale up. We suggest ways to address these challenges and promising prospects for a bioinformed approach to materials innovation.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SPRINGERNATURE
dc.relation.ispartof	Communications Materials
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1038/s43246-023-00405-z
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry
dc.subject.classification	4016 Materials engineering
dc.title	Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-16T02:58:50Z
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Abstract:

Nature provides a rich source of information for the design of novel materials; yet there remain significant challenges in the design and manufacture of materials that replicate the form, function, and sustainability of biological solutions. Here, we identify key challenges and promising approaches to the development of materials informed by biology. These challenges fall into two main areas; the first relates to harnessing biological information for materials innovation, including key differences between biological and synthetic materials, and the relationship between structure and function. We propose an approach to materials innovation that capitalizes on biodiversity, together with high-throughput characterization of biological material architectures and properties, linked to environmental and ecological context. The second area relates to the design and manufacture of bioinformed materials, including the physical scale of material architectures and manufacturing scale up. We suggest ways to address these challenges and promising prospects for a bioinformed approach to materials innovation.

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