Nature’s hierarchical materials

Progress in Materials Science - Tập 52 Số 8 - Trang 1263-1334 - 2007
Peter Fratzl1, Richard Weinkamer2
1Peter Fratzl, Biomaterialien, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Max Planck Society
2Richard Weinkamer, Biomaterialien, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Max Planck Society

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