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 ====**Look over examples of her biomimetic principles applied to products in the slideshow** **and write a short, one paragraph synopsis for each of your three favourite product designs. **====  **Keeping the Bugs Out** In order to develop antibiotics to destroy bacterial microbes, the Australian company, Biosignal, studied certain types of seaweed that had natural components to prevent bacteria from gathering in bunches. As a result, they successfully developed a film that prevents bacterial microbes from colonizing using a “jamming technique.” This strategy obstructs the signals used by microbes to communicate with each other (Vella). This design is by far my favourite because I use contact lenses and find it interesting that underwater seaweed studies were used to develop film that can prevent bacterial eye infections through the use of contact lenses.  Qualcomm developed the bio-inspired color displays and its team of engineers used biomimetic design as its strategy to create displays containing miniature structures that reflect light similar to how a butterfly shows off its wings or a peacock displaying its magnificent plumage. To elaborate, the structures reflect light so that wavelengths of light can interfere with one another to create vibrant and glowing colours. This is another one of my favourite designs because in the current society, many digital media companies are developing high quality displays using technology (HD & BluRay), and I feel that bio-inspired displays is an effective way of producing vibrant displays using natural light. Furthermore, many people own cell phones, computers, and other electronic devices and it would be an advantage for the environment if power consumption can be reduced as a whole.
 * Antibacterial Film**
 * New Plummage**
 * Bio-Inspired Color Displays**

To develop a self-cleaning paint without the requirement of toxic detergents, the German company, Sto, had its team of scientists study the microscopic composition of lotus leaves, which can naturally resist water. As a result, the hydrophobic surface structure of the leaves inspired Sto’s line for self-cleaning paints and these paints have been developed to resist water so that any rainwater will wash away any existing dirt particles. 
 * Leaving No Trace**
 * Self-Cleaning Paint**

**Works Cited:**
Vella, Matt. “Using Nature as a Design Guide.” The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, 2000-2009. 11 Feb 2008.  Vella, Matt. “Design Tips from Mother Nature.” The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, 2000-2009. 9 Feb 2008. 