Echinoids, known as sea urchins, are invertebrates populating the seas since the late Ordovician. During their evolution, they underwent a relevant adaptive radiation leading to a variety of specialized forms and lifestyles. Most of the evolutionary success of echinoids is certainly due to the strategic employment of their endoskeleton, with par-ticular reference to the coherent shell-structure of the test adapted to resist both biot-ic and abiotic stresses related to marine environments. This optimized structure, which minimizes both energy and materials employed, could also represent an ideal model for transferring functional bio-inspired solutions to building constructions and different industrial sectors. The present contribution intends to provide a short overview on the echinoid strategic morpho-functional adaptation of the test and its potential in the bio-mimetic field.
Mechanical design of the echinoid test and its biomimetic potentialities / Valentina Perricone; Francesco Marmo; Carla Langella; Gabriele Pontillo; Luciano Rosati; Maria Daniela Candia Carnevali. - In: CUADERNOS DEL CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS EN DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN. ENSAYOS. - ISSN 1853-3523. - ELETTRONICO. - Cuaderno 149:(2021), pp. 91-109. [10.18682/cdc.vi77]
Mechanical design of the echinoid test and its biomimetic potentialities
Gabriele Pontillo;
2021
Abstract
Echinoids, known as sea urchins, are invertebrates populating the seas since the late Ordovician. During their evolution, they underwent a relevant adaptive radiation leading to a variety of specialized forms and lifestyles. Most of the evolutionary success of echinoids is certainly due to the strategic employment of their endoskeleton, with par-ticular reference to the coherent shell-structure of the test adapted to resist both biot-ic and abiotic stresses related to marine environments. This optimized structure, which minimizes both energy and materials employed, could also represent an ideal model for transferring functional bio-inspired solutions to building constructions and different industrial sectors. The present contribution intends to provide a short overview on the echinoid strategic morpho-functional adaptation of the test and its potential in the bio-mimetic field.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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