Overview
- Provides a comprehensive review of current research advances in collagen structure and mechanics
- One of the first books in the market to cover the mechanical aspects of collagen
- Edited by a key scientific figure in the field
- Delivers state-of-the-art information while sustaining a pedagogical style
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Collagen: Structure and Mechanics provides a cohesive introduction to this biological macromolecule and its many applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering.
Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the fields of materials, (bio-)engineering, physics, chemistry and biology will gain an understanding of the structure and mechanical behavior of type I collagen and collagen-based tissues in vertebrates, across all length scales from the molecular (nano) to the organ (macro) level. Written in a clear and didactic manner, this volume includes current knowledge on the hierarchical structure, mechanical properties, in addition to a review of deformation and strengthening mechanisms.
Collagen: Structure and Mechanics is an excellent reference for new researchers entering this area and serves as a basis for lecturing in the interdisciplinary field of biological materials science.
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Collagen
Book Subtitle: Structure and Mechanics
Editors: Peter Fratzl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73906-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-73905-2Published: 30 May 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4481-8Published: 05 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-73906-9Published: 10 May 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 506
Number of Illustrations: 180 b/w illustrations
Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Medical and Radiation Physics, Biomaterials, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Solid Mechanics, Proteomics