Biotemplating: complex structures from natural materials
Auteur :
Hall, Simon Robert
Éditeur :
Imperial College Press
ISBN :
9781848164031
Date de publication :
2 juil. 2009
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In terms of structural complexity, the natural world presents innumerable examples of stunning beauty and high functionality, usually with the minimum of material and energy expenditure. This book covers simple molecules such as cellulose and chitin, to large biological constructs such as bacterial proteins, viruses and pollen.