Cellular Materials in Nature and Medicine

by Brendan A. Harley, Lorna J. Gibson, Michael F. Ashby

Book Overview

Bringing to life the fascinating structures and unique mechanics of natural and biomedical cellular materials, this book is an expert guide to the subject for graduates and researchers. Arranged in three parts, it begins with a review of the mechanical properties of nature's building blocks (structural proteins, polysaccharides and minerals) and the mechanics of cellular materials. Part II then describes a wide range of cellular materials in nature:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521195446
• ISBN13: 9780521195447
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.8"