Establishing the relationship between structure and mechanical function in silks

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-245

  Jelinski, Lynn W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001042480     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80097-1     Document Type: Article

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