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Natural anisotropic nanostructures occurring in several organisms have gained more and more attention because of their obvious advantages in sensitivity, stability, security, miniaturization, portability, online use, and remote monitoring. Due to the development of research on nature-inspired bionic structures and the demand for highly efficient, low-cost microfabrication techniques, an understanding of and the ability to replicate the mechanism of structural coloration have become increasingly significant. These sophisticated structures have many unique functions and are used in many applications. Many sensors have been proposed based on their novel structures and unique optical properties. Several of these bio-inspired sensors have been used for infrared radiation/thermal, pH, and vapor techniques, among others, and have been discussed in detail, with an intense focus on several biomedical applications. However, many applications have yet to be discovered. In this review, we will describe these nanostructured materials based on their sources in nature and various structures, such as layered, hierarchical, and helical structures. In addition, we discuss the functions endowed by these structures, such as superhydrophobicity, adhesion, and high strength, enabling them to be employed in a number of applications in biomedical fields, including cell cultivation, biosensors, and tissue engineering.

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We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talent Recruitment Program of Jiangsu Province, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21405014, 21635001, 21627806 and 21501026), Key Research and Development Plan of Jiangsu Province BE2016002, the Project of Special Funds of Jiangsu Province for the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements (BA2015067), the 111 Project (B17011, Ministry of Education of China), and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20140626 and BK20140619). China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded Project (2017M621597). The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2242018R20011).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China

    Abdelrahman Elbaz, Zhenzhu He, Bingbing Gao, Junjie Chi, Dagan Zhang, Hua Xu, Hong Liu & Zhongze Gu

  2. Laboratory of Environment and Biosafety, Research Institute of Southeast University in Suzhou, Suzhou, 215123, China

    Zhongze Gu

  3. Getein Biotech, Inc., No. 9 Bofu Road, Luhe District, Nanjing, 211505, Jiangsu, China

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  4. Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China

    Songqin Liu

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Elbaz, A., He, Z., Gao, B. et al. Recent biomedical applications of bio-sourced materials. Bio-des. Manuf. 1, 26–44 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42242-018-0002-5

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