Nature-Inspired Sensors

Hossam Haick, professor at the Technion, is an expert in the field of nanotechnology and smart sensors. He is the founder and leader of six European consortia and five start-up companies for developing advanced generations of nanosensors for the fourth industrial revolution and disease diagnosis. His research expertise includes nature-inspired chemical (flexible) sensors, electronic skin, nano-array devices for screening, diagnosis and monitoring of disease, breath analysis, volatile biomarkers, and molecular electronic devices. His studies in these fields have generated more than 52 patents, 280 publications in top-level journals, and one book. Prof. Haick is the recipient of more than 82 prizes and recognitions and on more than 42 ranking lists, including the world’s 35 leading young scientists by MIT Magazine (2008), top-100 innovators in the world (2015-2018) by various international organizations

Section I Principles of nature

Insights from animals for building services
Plants
From alalus to sapiens: human evolution and uniqueness
Principles of nature on human sensing capabilities

Section II: Inspirations by architecture and structure


Naturally ordered cracks
Particle-based islands and nanowire interconnections
Hierarchical structures

Section III: Inspirations by function


Stretchability
Biocompatibility
Biodegradability
Natural-inspired self-healing sensors
Waterproofing function
Self-cleaning function

Section IV: Inspiration by recognition elements


Nucleic acid detection for microbial diagnostics
Nanozymes
Peptides
Aptamers, DNAzymes and aptazymes
Molecularly imprinted polymers
Ionic molecules

Section V Nature-inspired sensors


Electrochemical sensors
Chemiresistors
Colorimetric sensors
Optical sensors
Fluorescent sensors
Pressure tactile sensors
Medical sensors
Computation sensors

Section VI Nature-inspired artificial senses


Visual-based electronic sensory system
Auditory based electronic sensory system
Electronic nose
Electronic tongues: basics, materials, and applications
Gustatory-based electronic tongues
Electronic skin

Section VII Towards application if real-life


Fabrication strategies
Mass production of nature inspired sensors
Stand-alone maintenance-free long-life sensory system
Artificial intelligence-assisted data fusion

Section VIII Future perspectives


Future perspectives