A synthetic-biostructure is a scalable pre-stressed 3 dimensional geometric structure formed from discrete interconnected material members that store elastic potential energy.
These members/elements are subject to both tension and compression within their depths. Each member is a flexural member and is a discrete digital element.
These flexural members are analogous to atoms. The regions where the flexural members connect are analogous to the atomic bonding regions that form bio-molecules and organic polymers.
Organic molecules are elastic structures. The elastic energy stored in atomic bonds is potential mechanical energy. This stored energy enhances the molecule’s structural integrity and allows for structural changes in response to intra-molecular interactions. Similar behaviors will soon be manifested macroscopically by advances in materials science. The synthetic-biostructure system is a vehicle to that goal.
As new materials with extraordinary properties are developed, new methods of construction will emerge.