Smart by name, smart by nature

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-259

  Vincent, J F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; ELASTICITY; GELS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; PLANTS (BOTANY); STIFFNESS;

FIBROUS ELASTIC MATERIALS; HYDRATABLE GELS; INSECT MICRORECEPTORS;

INTELLIGENT MATERIALS;

EID: 0033682846     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/9/3/301     Document Type: Article

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