Bioinspired Materials: From Living Systems to New Concepts in Materials Chemistry
Nature successfully employs inorganic solid-state materials (i.e., biominerals) and hierarchical composites as sensing elements, weapons, tools, and shelters. Optimized over hundreds of millions of years under evolutionary pressure, these materials are exceptionally well adapted to the specification...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-07-01
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Series: | Materials |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/13/2117 |