1. Fine Structure of Scorpion Pectines for Odor Capture

   • Zhiwu Han
   • Daobing Chen
   • Luquan Ren

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 589 - 599

2. Adhesion and Suction Functions of the Tip Region of a Nectar-drinking Butterfly Proboscis

   • Seung Chul Lee
   • Jun Ho Kim
   • Sang Joon Lee

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 600 - 606

3. The Honeybee’s Protrusible Glossa is a Compliant Mechanism

   • Yunqiang Yang
   • Jianing Wu
   • Shaoze Yan

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 607 - 615

4. Comparison of the Photo-thermal Energy Conversion Behavior of Polar Bear Hair and Wool of Sheep

   • Hao Jia
   • Jiansheng Guo
   • Jingjing Zhu

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 616 - 621

5. Mathematical and Experimental Investigation of Water Migration in Plant Xylem

   • Jiaju Hong
   • Sheng Liu
   • Yuying Yan

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 622 - 630

6. The Elongation Performance of Spirulina-templated Silver Micro Springs Embedded in the Polydimethylsiloxane

   • Jun Cai
   • Yingying Shi
   • Deyuan Zhang

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 631 - 639

7. Effects of Surface Oxidation Treatment of Carbon Fibers on Biotribological Properties of CF/PEEK Materials

   • Xiaoduo Zhao
   • Dangsheng Xiong
   • Xinxin Wu

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 640 - 647

8. Polyhydroxybutyrate/Hydroxyapatite Highly Porous Scaffold for Small Bone Defects Replacement in the Nonload-bearing Parts

   • Fedor Senatov
   • Natalia Anisimova
   • Aleksey Maksimkin

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 648 - 658

9. Analysis of Bone Remodeling Under Piezoelectricity Effects Using Boundary Elements

   • Miguel Cerrolaza
   • Vannessa Duarte
   • Diego Garzón-Alvarado

   OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 659 - 671

10. Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Functionalized with AIEgens for pH Sensing and Drug Delivery

    • Dongdong Li

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 672 - 679

11. Analysis of Finger Muscular Forces using a Wearable Hand Exoskeleton System

    • Suin Kim
    • Jeongsoo Lee
    • Joonbum Bae

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 680 - 691

12. A Case Study of a Force-myography Controlled Bionic Hand Mitigating Limb Position Effect

    • Diego Ferigo
    • Lukas-Karim Merhi
    • Carlo Menon

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 692 - 705

13. Simulation Architecture for Modelling Interaction Between User and Elbow-articulated Exoskeleton

    • Bas J. de Kruif
    • Emilio Schmidhauser
    • Leonard W. O’Sullivan

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 706 - 715

14. Effect of Flexible Spine Motion on Energy Efficiency in Quadruped Running

    • Dongliang Chen
    • Ningjie Li
    • Lei Chen

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 716 - 725

15. Automated Kinematics Measurement and Aerodynamics of a Bioinspired Flapping Rotary Wing

    • Jianghao Wu
    • Jian Qiu
    • Yanlai Zhang

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 726 - 737

16. The Role of Soft Vein Joints in Dragonfly Flight

    • Dan Hou
    • Zheng Zhong
    • Hongxiao Zhao

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 738 - 745

17. Comparison of Aerodynamic Forces and Moments Calculated by Three-dimensional Unsteady Blade Element Theory and Computational Fluid Dynamics

    • Loan Thi Kim Au
    • Hoang Vu Phan
    • Hoon Cheol Park

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 746 - 758

18. Research on Location Characteristics and Algorithms based on Frequency Domain for a 2D Underwater Active Electrolocation Positioning System

    • Jiegang Peng
    • Yue Zhu
    • Tao Yong

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 759 - 769

19. Experimental and Numerical Study of Penguin Mode Flapping Foil Propulsion System for Ships

    • Naga Praveen Babu Mannam
    • Parameswaran Krishnankutty
    • Richards Chizhuthanickel Sunny

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 770 - 780

20. Wood Plastic Composites Prepared from Biodegradable Poly(butylene succinate) and Burma Padauk Sawdust (Pterocarpus macrocarpus): Water Absorption Kinetics and Sunlight Exposure Investigations

    • Nawadon Petchwattana
    • Jakkid Sanetuntikul
    • Borwon Narupai

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 781 - 790

21. Damping of Pressure Pulsations in Mobile Hydraulic Applications by the Use of Closed Cell Cellular Rubbers Integrated into a Vane Pump

    • David Bach
    • Tom Masselter
    • Thomas Speck

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2017 Pages: 791 - 803