Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
From the Contents: Effect of Crystallite Orientation on Nanomechanical Properties of a Nanostructured poly(KAMPS)/aragonite Composite.- Characterization of the Mechanical Behavior of Sunflower Stem for Bio-composite Applications.- Long-range Mechanical Force Enables Self-assembly of Epithelial Tubules.- Effects of Membrane Composition and Cytoskeletal Proteins on Membrane Mechanics.- Interfacial Fracture Toughness of Nacre.- New Insight into the Toughening Mechanisms of Nacre.- Thermal Analyses of Dental Ceramic Restorations.- Visualization of Micro-cracks in Compact Bovine Bone.- KEYNOTE: Humanlike Robots - Synthetically Mimicking Humans.- Porous Hydroxyapatite-polyhydroxybutyrate Composites Fabricated by a Novel Method via Centrifugation.- Isolation of Collagen From Cortical Bovine Bone for Preparation of Porous Collagen Sponges.