Bioinspired micro-composite structure

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-131

  Chen, L ^a   Ballarini, Roberto ^a,b   Kahn, H ^a   Heuer, A H ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MECHANICAL TESTING; MEMS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

BIOINSPIRED COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; CROSSED-LAMELLAR MICROSTRUCTURE; MICRO-COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; MOLLUSCAN SHELLS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 33847637511     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0016     Document Type: Article

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