Biomimetics. Design and Processing of Materials.

Contents: Biomimetics: Natural Materials as Paradigms for Superior Aerospace Systems (F.L. Hedberg and G.K. Haritos). Microstructure of an Insect Cuticle and Its Applications to Advanced Composites (S.L. Gunderson and R.C. Schiavone). Hierarchical Twin Structures and Multiple Tilings in the Nacre of Abalone Shell (M. Sarikaya et al.). The Functions of Biocomposites (S.A. Wainwright). Microstructure- Property Relations in Vertebrate Hard Tissues: Microdamage and Toughness (J.D. Curry). Role of Molecular Genetics in Polymer Materials Science (M.J. Fournier et al.). Molecular Design of Spider Silks (J.M. Gosline et al.). Biomineralization, Inorganic-Organic Interface and Crystal Engineering (S. Mann et al.). Crystal, Protein and Protein-Crystal Composites in Three Biological Materials (A. Berman et al.). Structure and Function of Magnetosomes in Magnetotactic Bacteria (R.B. Frankel). Size-Quantized Particles at Artificial Membrane Interfaces (X.K.Zhao and J.H. Fendler). Hierarchal Structures of Soft Connective Tissues--Relationship to Properties and Function (E. Baer et al.). Biomimetic Ceramics and Hard Composites (P. Calvert and J. Burdon). Processing of Ceramics by Biomimicking (I.