Structural biological materials : design and structure-property relationships /
The ongoing process of bio-evolution has produced materials which are perfectly adapted to fulfil a specific functional role. The natural world provides us with a multitude of examples of materials with durability, strength, mechanisms of programmed self-assembly and biodegradability. The materials...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
New York : Pergamon,
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Pergamon materials series ;
v. 4. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The ongoing process of bio-evolution has produced materials which are perfectly adapted to fulfil a specific functional role. The natural world provides us with a multitude of examples of materials with durability, strength, mechanisms of programmed self-assembly and biodegradability. The materials industry has sought to observe and appreciate the relationship between structure, properties and function of these biological materials. A multidisciplinary approach, building on recent advances at the forefront of physics, chemistry and molecular biology, has been successful in producing many synth. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 361 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080541907 0080541909 9780080434162 0080434169 9781281045973 1281045977 |