Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 5 : Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics - Prorok, Barton C.; Barthelat, François.; Korach, Chad S.; Grande-Allen, K. Jane.; Lipke, Elizabeth; Lykofatitits, George; Zavattieri, Pablo; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
From the Contents: Effect of Crystallite Orientation on Nanomechanical Properties of a Nanostructured poly(KAMPS)/aragonite Composite -- Characterization of the Mechanical Behavior of Sunflower Stem for Bio-composite Applications -- Long-range Mechanical Force Enables Self-assembly of Epithelial Tubules -- Effects of Membrane Composition and Cytoskeletal Proteins on Membrane Mechanics -- Interfacial Fracture Toughness of Nacre -- New Insight into the Toughening Mechanisms of Nacre -- Thermal Analyses of Dental Ceramic Restorations -- Visualization of Micro-cracks in Compact Bovine Bone -- KEYNOTE: Humanlike Robots - Synthetically Mimicking Humans -- Porous Hydroxyapatite-polyhydroxybutyrate Composites Fabricated by a Novel Method via Centrifugation -- Isolation of Collagen From Cortical Bovine Bone for Preparation of Porous Collagen Sponges.
Keywords: Mechanics; Mechanics, Applied; Biomaterials; Biomedical engineering; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering