Improvement in mechanical properties through structural hierarchies in bio-inspired materials

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2011. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-169). === Structural biological materials such as bone, nacre, insect cuticle, and sea sponge exoskeleto...

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Main Author: Sen, Dipanjan, 1980-
Other Authors: Mark J. Buehler.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62745