Nature's High-Strength Semitransparent Film: The Remarkable Mechanical Properties of Prunus Serrula Bark

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1906-1908

  Xu, Xiaoming ^a,b   Schneider, Edward ^c   Chien, Allen T ^a,b   Wudl, Fred ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

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EID: 0007373582     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm9701522     Document Type: Article

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