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What Can We Learn from Biology for Material Science?

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A Critical Survey of Biomineralization

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A most promising approach is the use of biological expression or cultivation methods. In these cases, the difficult steps of synthesis and shape formation are performed by biological processes. Results can be altered and adapted to new properties by the highly developed methods of biotechnology.

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    Jürgen Engel

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Engel, J. (2017). What Can We Learn from Biology for Material Science?. In: A Critical Survey of Biomineralization. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47711-4_9

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