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A Review on the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Mollusk Shells – Perspectives on Synthetic Biomimetic Materials

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Applied Scanning Probe Methods XIII

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  1. Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology & Biomimetics (NLB2), Ohio State University, 201 W. 19th Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1142, USA

    Bharat Bhushan

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Barthelat, F., Rim, J., Espinosa, H. (2009). A Review on the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Mollusk Shells – Perspectives on Synthetic Biomimetic Materials. In: Bhushan, B., Fuchs, H. (eds) Applied Scanning Probe Methods XIII. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85049-6_2

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