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ReviewBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Design of a Bioinspired Integrated Total Habitability Instrument for Planetary Exploration: A Review of Potential Sensing Technologies.

Karen Donaldson, Jonah Mack, Yuchen Shang, Ian Underwood, Charles Cockell

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Review in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Karen DonaldsonInstitute of Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8142-0845
Jonah MackInstitute of Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FB, UK.ORCID 0009-0003-9808-7422
Yuchen ShangUK Centre for Astrobiology, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UK.
Ian UnderwoodInstitute of Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FB, UK.
Charles CockellUK Centre for Astrobiology, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UK.

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/L016753/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One key objective of astrobiology is to investigate and discover if other planetary bodies are habitable. The determination of whether an environment is habitable to known life requires measuring liquid water, CHNOPS elements, other nutrients, and energy supplies. Here we investigate the potential for a single instrument capable of sampling these key indicators: a 'Total Habitability Instrument'. The proposed instrument would be capable of deployment in diverse environments and provide an integrated set of measurements that together allow for the assessment of the habitability of an environment of interest, such as those of the Moon or Mars. We explore existing and potential technological developments that would enable the construction of such an instrument, with a focus on soft systems, which are inspired by nature in their design, and microfluidics. This paper considers a multidisciplinary approach to the design and sensing requirements of a Total Habitability Instrument that would be capable of gathering and processing samples and be deployable by both robotic and human explorers on all planetary bodies, allowing for the mapping of habitability over large areas of our Solar System and beyond.

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astrobiologybioinspired sensinghabitabilitysoft robotics

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PMID41294414
PMCPMC12649887

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