Biomimetic biomaterials

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Biomimetic biomaterials is written by R. Rabiei and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0128088109 (ISBN 10) and 9780128088104 (ISBN 13).

This chapter investigates the concept of hierarchy widely found in biological materials. First, natural hierarchical materials are explored in terms of their high order structures formed from universal building blocks. Hierarchical arrangement is claimed to give rise to remarkable mechanical properties of biological structures. Therefore at the next step, the significance of hierarchical structuring on mechanical properties is investigated through available analytical models. Finally, fabrication methods which could potentially lead to artificial hierarchical structures are briefly reviewed in the domain of biomimetics.