Bioinspired Design and Assembly of Platelet Reinforced Polymer Films
Researchers in ETH Zurich’s Department of Materials have developed a new nacre-like composite that is twice the strength of naturally-occuring mother-of-pearl.
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Marc Roland Petitmermet
Almost better than mother-of-pearl, ETHLife; external pageSciencecall_made 22 February 2008: Vol. 319. no. 5866, pp. 1069 - 1073, DOI: 10.1126/science.1148726