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17-25 October 2026

Biomimicking Strength - Bio-mimetische sterkte

Carolina Perez Leon http://www.carolinaperezleon.com/ @carostrategy

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Kitchen/biolab - Keuken/biolab
Kitchen/biolab - Keuken/biolab
Carolina Perez Leon, 2020 ©
Making biomimetic methods more accessible by introducing home hacking techniques.
You probably know that limpets live on rocks, but what you perhaps didn’t know is that the humble limpet’s tooth is the strongest biomaterial in the natural world. According to Professor Asa Barber, the strength of a limpet’s tooth is on average 4.9
Chitosan hydrogel in repurposed packaging
Chitosan hydrogel in repurposed packaging
Carolina Perez Leon, 2020 ©
Extraction of test sample 01
Extraction of test sample 01
Carolina Perez Leon, 2020 ©
Bioreactor parts - Bioreactor-onderdelen
Bioreactor parts - Bioreactor-onderdelen
Carolina Perez Leon, 2020 ©
Test sample 02
Test sample 02

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