Piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity and ferroelectricity in biomaterials: Speculation on their biological significance

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 466-473

  Lang, Sidney B ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; MUSCLE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PYROELECTRICITY;

PINEAL GLANDS;

BIOMATERIALS;

EID: 0034244701     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.868063     Document Type: Article

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