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As tough as it is delicious? A mechanical and structural analysis of red rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)

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  1. Faculty 5 – Department of Biomimetics/Biological Materials, Hochschule Bremen – University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany

    Tim Huber, Nina Graupner & Jörg Müssig

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Huber, T., Graupner, N. & Müssig, J. As tough as it is delicious? A mechanical and structural analysis of red rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum). J Mater Sci 44, 4195–4199 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-3556-y

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