Geometry of interfaces: Topological complexity in biology and materials

Interface Focus

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 529-538

  Hyde, Stephen T ^a   Schröder Turk, Gerd E ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Material topology; Soft matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865362627     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2012.0035     Document Type: Article

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