Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Boxes
- 1 Evolution of materials science and engineering: from natural to bioinspired materials
- Part I Basic biology principles
- 2 Self-assembly, hierarchy, and evolution
- 3 Basic building blocks: biopolymers
- 4 Cells
- 5 Biomineralization
- Part II Biological materials
- Part III Bioinspired materials and biomimetics
- References
- Index
3 - Basic building blocks: biopolymers
from Part I - Basic biology principles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2014
- Frontmatter
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Boxes
- 1 Evolution of materials science and engineering: from natural to bioinspired materials
- Part I Basic biology principles
- 2 Self-assembly, hierarchy, and evolution
- 3 Basic building blocks: biopolymers
- 4 Cells
- 5 Biomineralization
- Part II Biological materials
- Part III Bioinspired materials and biomimetics
- References
- Index
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- Biological Materials ScienceBiological Materials, Bioinspired Materials, and Biomaterials, pp. 53 - 101Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014