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I. Gebeshuber, R.M. Crawford:
"Diatoms - the source of biotribological insiration for novel 3D MEMS";
Vortrag: 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG), Regensburg/D; 27.03.2007; in: "Abstract, 71st Annual Meeting of the DPG and Spring Meeting", (2007), ISSN: 0420-0195; S. 544.

Diatoms - the source of biotribological inspiration for novel
3D MEMS - Ille C. Gebeshuber1 and .Richard M. Crawford2
- 1Institut f¨ur Allgemeine Physik, Technische Universit¨at Wien,
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10/134, 1040 Wien, Austria & Austrian Center
of Competence for Tribology, Viktor Kaplan-Strasse 2, 2700 Wiener
Neustadt, Austria - 2Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine
Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Diatoms are single-celled organisms with rigid parts in relative motion
at the micrometre scale and below. They produce interlocked hydrated
silica structures with high precision. These micromechanical parts has
been evolutionarily optimized during the last 150 million years or more.
It is suggested that MEMS/NEMS researchers meet with diatomists to
discuss future common research attempts regarding biomimetic ideas
and approaches for novel and/or improved MEMS and NEMS with
optimized tribological properties [1,2].
[1] Gebeshuber I.C. and Crawford R.M. (2006) Micromechanics in
biogenic hydrated silica - hinges and interlocking devices in diatoms,
Proc. IMechE Part J: J. Eng. Tribol. 220(8), 787-796
[2] Gebeshuber I.C., Stachelberger H. and Drack M. (2005) Diatom
bionanotribology - Biological surfaces in relative motion: their design,
friction, adhesion, lubrication and wear, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 5(1),
79-87
Part: SYBM
Type: Vortrag;Talk
Topic: Bioinspired Materials
Email: gebeshuber@iap.tuwien.ac.at