In addition to "Flight or Flight",
some creatures exploit the advantages of full-compliance to
achieve survival. The Jellyfish is an elegant example of a
fully-compliant architechure.
Human
Heart
This diagram of the heart illustrates the
design of the WaveBlanket Membrane.
Volume is highest in its fully
relaxed, most spherical state.
Systemic pressure is required to fill
the chamber.
Pumping is achieved by compressing the
outer membrane into its least-spherical shape.
Compliant "duckbill" check valves at
the inlet and outlet of each chamber control direction.
Both system can be accurately
described in terms analogous to Heartrate, Stroke Volume, Systolic Pressure and Diastolic
Pressure.
Can be Heterogeneously molded.
PBS - Map
of the Heart
WaveBlanket
Similarities to Cellular Structure
Cell Walls are comprised of
Interlocked Polymers - creating a dimensionally stable but compliant
membrane.
