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Frezzo JA, Montclare JK. Natural Composite Systems for Bioinspired Materials. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;940:143-166doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39196-0_7.
Frezzo, J. A., & Montclare, J. K. (2016). Natural Composite Systems for Bioinspired Materials. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 940143-166. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39196-0_7
Frezzo, Joseph A, and Montclare, Jin Kim. "Natural Composite Systems for Bioinspired Materials." Advances in experimental medicine and biology vol. 940 (2016): 143-166. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39196-0_7
Frezzo JA, Montclare JK. Natural Composite Systems for Bioinspired Materials. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;940:143-166. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39196-0_7. PMID: 27677512.
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Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;940:143-166. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39196-0_7.

Natural Composite Systems for Bioinspired Materials.

Advances in experimental medicine and biology

Joseph A Frezzo, Jin Kim Montclare

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, 11201, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
  2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, 11201, Brooklyn, NY, USA. [email protected].
  3. Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, 10003, New York, NY, USA. [email protected].

PMID: 27677512 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39196-0_7

Abstract

From a relatively limited selection of base materials, nature has steered the development of truly remarkable materials. The simplest and often overlooked organisms have demonstrated the ability to manufacture multi-faceted, molecular-level hierarchical structures that combine mechanical properties rarely seen in synthetic materials. Indeed, these natural composite systems, composed of an array of intricately arranged and functionally relevant organic and inorganic substances serve as inspiration for materials design. A better understanding of these composite systems, specifically at the interface of the hetero-assemblies, would encourage faster development of environmentally friendly "green" materials with molecular level specificities.

Keywords: Biomimetic composites; Interfacial materials; Molecular-level hierarchy; Molecular-scale interactions; Nanostructural design; Structural hierarchy

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