TY - JOUR
T1 - Biomimetic materials
AU - Vincent, Julian F V
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - In materials processing, Nature replaces the massive use of energy (for example high temperatures or harsh chemical reactions) with the use of information (which equates with structure at all levels, molecule to ecosystem). Indeed, most of the exceptional functionality of biological materials is due to their complex structure, driven by their chemical composition and morphology derived from DNA. It is here that the most important aspect of biomimetics emerges, and it has the power to redesign engineering.
AB - In materials processing, Nature replaces the massive use of energy (for example high temperatures or harsh chemical reactions) with the use of information (which equates with structure at all levels, molecule to ecosystem). Indeed, most of the exceptional functionality of biological materials is due to their complex structure, driven by their chemical composition and morphology derived from DNA. It is here that the most important aspect of biomimetics emerges, and it has the power to redesign engineering.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=58049213351&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2008.0380
U2 - 10.1557/jmr.2008.0380
DO - 10.1557/jmr.2008.0380
M3 - Article
SN - 2044-5326
VL - 23
SP - 3140
EP - 3147
JO - Journal of Materials Research
JF - Journal of Materials Research
IS - 12
ER -