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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960966803321

Titolo

Hierarchical structures in biology as a guide for new materials technology / / Committee on Synthetic Hierarchical Structures, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994

ISBN

9786610203468

9781280203466

1280203463

9780309562133

0309562139

9780585009704

0585009708

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

NMAB ; ; 464

Disciplina

620.1/1

Soggetti

Materials - Research

Synthetic products

Microstructure

Morphology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This study ... was conducted under Contract No. MDA 972-92-C-0028 with the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration"--t.p. verso.

"David A. Tirrell, chair"--p. iii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-122).

Nota di contenuto

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Natural hierarchical materials -- Synthetic hierarchical systems -- Fabrication of hierarchical systems -- Conclusions and recommendations: scientific and technological opportunities -- References -- Appendix A: Glossary of term -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of committee members.

Sommario/riassunto

Hierarchical structures are those assemblages of molecular units or their aggregates embedded within other particles or aggregates that may, in turn, be part of even larger units of increasing levels of



organization. This volume reviews the state of the art of synthetic techniques and processing procedures for assembling these structures. Typical natural-occurring systems used as models for synthetic efforts and insight on properties, unusual characteristics, and potential end-use applications are identified. Suggestions are made for research and development efforts to mimic such structures for broader applications.