Biomimetism and bioinspiration as tools for the design of innovative materials and systems

Nature Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-288

  Sanchez, Clément ^a   Arribart, Hervé ^b   Guille, Marie Madeleine Giraud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; LITHOGRAPHY; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MULTILAYERS; TISSUE;

BIOINSPIRATION; BIOMIMETISM; CALCITE CRYSTALS; RADIOLARIA;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYMER; SILICON;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMIMETICS; BONE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMIMETICS; BONE AND BONES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; SILICON;

EID: 16244401140     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1339     Document Type: Review

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