Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials

Nature Reviews Materials

Volumn 1, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Barthelat, Francois ^a   Yin, Zhen ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 85012924918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20588437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/natrevmats.2016.7     Document Type: Review

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