Collagen : Structure and Mechanics
Publication year: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-73906-9
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Collagen: Structure and Mechanics provides a cohesive introduction to collagen-rich tissues, such as tendon, bone, cornea or arterials walls. Written in a clear and didactic manner, this volume reviews current knowledge on hierarchical structure, mechanical properties, deformation and strengthening mechanisms, and discusses many applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering.
Subject: Engineering, Biomaterial, Optische Kohärenztomografie, biomimetic collagen tissues, cartilage, collagen fibers, collagen type I, deformation, energy storage, fibrillar structure, genetic collagen diseases, hierarchial structure, mechanics, tissue, tissue engineering, vertebrate tissue, Proteomics, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Medical and Radiation Physics, Biomaterials, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Solid Mechanics, Proteomics
