Hierarchical structures in biology as a guide for new materials technology [electronic resource] / Committee on Synthetic Hierarchical Structures, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council. - Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994. - xii, 130 p. : ill. - NMAB ; 464 . - Publication NMAB ; 464. .

"This study ... was conducted under Contract No. MDA 972-92-C-0028 with the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration"--t.p. verso. "David A. Tirrell, chair"--p. iii.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-122).

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Natural hierarchical materials -- Synthetic hierarchical systems -- Fabrication of hierarchical systems -- Conclusions and recommendations: scientific and technological opportunities -- References -- Appendix A: Glossary of term -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of committee members.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Materials--Research.
Synthetic products.
Microstructure.
Morphology.


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