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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John M. GoslinePublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691176871ISBN 10: 0691176876 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 08 May 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsThis book argues that adaptive design in load-bearing biological materials necessarily involves contributions at multiple length and time scales ranging from nanometers and microseconds to meters and years. Well-supported through his analysis of case studies, Gosline succeeds in reconciling and integrating contributions to function at different scales as no other writer has done to date. -J. Herbert Waite, University of California, Santa Barbara This excellent book is useful for teaching materials science or biomechanics to biologists, as well as for giving materials scientists and engineers a biological or bioinspirational perspective. -Peter Fratzl, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Combining a limited number of basic components, animals have developed a tremendous diversity of materials, most of which have not been scientifically examined or understood fully. Even the most detailed information about their chemical composition and genetic background has not answered questions about mechanical performance. In this outstanding book, Gosline shows us how to analyze the relationship between structure and function and how to exploit this knowledge to design original bioinspired materials. -Stanislav Gorb, Kiel University This book argues that adaptive design in load-bearing biological materials necessarily involves contributions at multiple length and time scales ranging from nanometers and microseconds to meters and years. Well-supported through his analysis of case studies, Gosline succeeds in reconciling and integrating contributions to function at different scales as no other writer has done to date. --J. Herbert Waite, University of California, Santa Barbara This excellent book is useful for teaching materials science or biomechanics to biologists, as well as for giving materials scientists and engineers a biological or bioinspirational perspective. --Peter Fratzl, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Combining a limited number of basic components, animals have developed a tremendous diversity of materials, most of which have not been scientifically examined or understood fully. Even the most detailed information about their chemical composition and genetic background has not answered questions about mechanical performance. In this outstanding book, Gosline shows us how to analyze the relationship between structure and function and how to exploit this knowledge to design original bioinspired materials. --Stanislav Gorb, Kiel University Author InformationJohn M. Gosline (19432016) was a professor of zoology at the University of British Columbia from 1973 to 2008. He is the coauthor of Mechanical Design in Organisms (Princeton). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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