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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Main Authors: Corinna F. Böhm, Joe Harris, Philipp I. Schodder, Stephan E. Wolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/13/2117