Materials design inspired by nature : function through inner architecture /: function through inner architecture. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Peter Fratzl, John W.C. Dunlop and Richard Weinkamer.
• Other Names: Fratzl, Peter; Dunlop, John W. C; Weinkamer, Richard
• Contents: Architectured Materials: An Alternative to Microstructure Control for Structural Materials Design? A Possible Playground for Bio-inspiration?; Bone Structural Adaptation and Wolff’s Law; Understanding Hierarchy and Functions of Bone Using Scanning X-ray Scattering Methods; Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy to Explore Early Stages of Bio(mimetic)mineralization; Collagen-based Materials for Tissue Repair, from Bio-inspired to Bio-mimetic; Materials Design Inspired by Tree and Wood Architecture; Raman Microscopy: Insights into the Chemistry and Structure of Biological Materials; The Mineralized Crustacean Cuticle: Hierarchical Structure and Mechanical Properties; Multi-scale Modelling of a Biological Material: The Arthropod Exoskeleton; Optical Biomimetics; Magnetic Nanoparticles in Bacteria; Hierarchical Protein Assemblies as a Basis for Materials; Anti-adhesive Surfaces in Plants and Their Biomimetic Potential; Bio-inspired Adhesive Surfaces: From Principles to Applications; Replicating Biological Design Principles in Synthetic Composites; Bio-inspired Self-healing Materials
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, U.K : RSC Pub
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 402 pages :), illustrations
• Subjects: 620.11; SCIENCE / Chemistry / General; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference; Smart materials; SCIENCE / Nanoscience; Chemistry; Nanotechnology; Smart materials; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849737555
• Related ISBNs: 184973755X; 9781849735537
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.