Plywood structures in nature

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-227

  Giraud Guille, Marie Madeleine ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

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Transmission electron microscopy

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EID: 0011789168     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80094-6     Document Type: Article

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