... composition and microstructure are considered to be the reasons for the excellent properties of NMRI. The chemical composition and unique microstructure can provide inspiration and guide for the design of bionic machinery and materials. material properties material structure mechanical properties...

... reserved 2018 material characterisation material structure mechanical properties Teeth represent the most highly mineralized and hardest tissues of mammals. 1 The ability of the animal to satisfy its nutritional requirements over a lifetime depends on the capacity of its teeth to function...

... with the inorganic main layer. * Corresponding author e-mail address:   sekretariat@bauchemie.ch.tum.de ^†Both authors contributed equally to this work 23 09 2014 30 01 2015 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 alginate hybrid materials and structures material structure...

... Byssal threads were ground and dried in a desiccator overnight. Infrared analysis of samples in KBr was performed in a Lambda scientific FTIR-7600 series Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). biopolymer material structure natural materials Byssus allows mussels to attach...

... samples consisting of 88% dHAp and 12% DCPA were selected to investigate microstructural changes and phase transformations during thermal treatment. Polycrystalline single phase -TCP short fibers were obtained after a thermal treatment at 1125°C. apatite biomaterial material chemistry material...

... of the cuticle of terrestrial crustaceans such as woodlice and pill bugs are not available yet. ^{6, 7, 9, 10} Bioinspired biomimetic materials material structure toughness * Corresponding author e-mail address:   jannils.grossmann@uni-bonn.de...