biomaterial
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊməˈtɪrɪəl/
- Specialized
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biomaterial
- Organized banking of biomaterials from wildlife species could provide important benefits and options to biotic managers.
- storing biomaterials
- collecting biomaterials
Examples
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We mix the biomaterial with the variant of the gene modification.
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One goal of the planning process is to determine the type and amount of biomaterials to collect, store, and use to achieve genetic management targets.
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I especially like the potential good it can do now that biomaterials are becoming even better and more common.
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The work suggests that human attempts to mimic certain biomaterials might turn out to be easier.
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The reality is that organized banks of biomaterials will never replace conventional conservation approaches, such as habitat protection.
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Collecting and storing biomaterials from diverse species is one challenge, but their judicious use is quite another.
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But nacre isn't just pretty, it's one of the strongest and lightest biomaterials we know of.
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They include new dense polymers, semiconductor phases, and even biomaterials, in addition to the materials outlined above.
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Renewable fuel startups have business models based on using carbon emission streams as a feedstock for algae that convert CO into usable bioenergy and biomaterials that are sold as premium byproducts.
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Biodegradable plastics made from biomaterial can help reduce environmental waste.
Synonyms
A material made from plants used like plastic for bottles and packaging
How Biomimetic
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Etymology
Biomaterial comes from the prefix bio- meaning 'life', as in biology and biodegradable, and the word material meaning 'substance'. So a biomaterial in industry is a substance made from living sources like algae or plants, used as a renewable or biodegradable alternative to plastic.