Biomimetic Polymers

by Charles G. Gebelein

Book Overview

The term biomimetic is comparatively new on the chemical scene, but the concept has been utilized by chemists for many years. Furthermore, the basic idea of making a synthetic material that can imitate the func- tions of natural materials probably could be traced back into antiquity. From the dawn of creation, people have probably attempted to duplicate or modify the activities of the natural world. (One can even find allusions to these attempts in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461279135
• ISBN13: 9781461279136
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"