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SUMMARY:Biological materials and mechanics: An overview - Marc Meyers\, Un
 iversity of California at San Diego
DTSTART:20121011T150000Z
DTEND:20121011T160000Z
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CONTACT:Stephen Walley
DESCRIPTION:The approach used by Materials Science and Engineering is reve
 aling new aspects in the structure and properties of biological materials.
  The integration of advanced characterization\, mechanical testing\, and m
 odeling methods can rationalize heretofore unexplained aspects of these st
 ructures. The nascent areas of Biological Materials Science and Mechanobio
 logy encompass three thrusts: Biological (or natural) materials: materials
  that comprise cells\, extracellular material\, organs\, and organisms\; B
 iomaterials: synthetic materials used to correct\, repair\, or supplement 
 natural functions in organisms\; Bioinspired design: this area encompasses
  the materials and structures inspired in biological systems and/or functi
 ons.\nWe demonstrate the power of this methodology with examples from our 
 research: biomineralization and toughness of shells\, avian beaks and feat
 hers\, fish scales\, and osteoderms. We illustrate bioinspired application
 s with a few selected applications: Velcro\, ceramic-polymer composites in
 spired on abalone nacre\, and synthetic attachment devices inspired on the
  gecko.\n
LOCATION:Mott Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Physics
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