Mechanical behaviour of plant tissues: Composite materials or structures?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3269-3272

  Spatz, H Ch ^b   Kohler L ^b   Niklas, K J ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aristolochia macrophylla; Microstructure; Plant; Plastic deformation; Prestress; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARISTOLOCHIA MACROPHYLLA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 17544404765     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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