01994nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10068384 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 941013s1994 dcua sb 000 0 eng d 94069232 0309046386 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)43474526 TA404.2 .H54 1994eb 620.1/1 20 Hierarchical structures in biology as a guide for new materials technology [electronic resource] / Committee on Synthetic Hierarchical Structures, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994. xii, 130 p. : ill. NMAB ; 464 "This study ... was conducted under Contract No. MDA 972-92-C-0028 with the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration"--t.p. verso. "David A. Tirrell, chair"--p. iii. Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-122). Executive summary -- Introduction -- Natural hierarchical materials -- Synthetic hierarchical systems -- Fabrication of hierarchical systems -- Conclusions and recommendations: scientific and technological opportunities -- References -- Appendix A: Glossary of term -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of committee members. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Materials Research. Synthetic products. Microstructure. Morphology. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Publication NMAB ; 464. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10068384 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 28335 28335