Biologically inspired textiles
Biomimetic materials are those inspired from nature and implemented into new fibre and fabric technologies. Biologically inspired textiles explores the current state of the art in this research arena and examines how biomimetics are increasingly applied to new textile technologies. Part one discusse...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL Cambridge, England
CRC Press WOODHEAD PUBLISHING LIMITED
2008
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| Series: | Woodhead publishing in textiles
Number 77 |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Biomimetic materials are those inspired from nature and implemented into new fibre and fabric technologies. Biologically inspired textiles explores the current state of the art in this research arena and examines how biomimetics are increasingly applied to new textile technologies. Part one discusses the principles, production and properties of biomimetics. Chapters include recombinant DNA technologies and their application for protein production, spinning of fibres from protein solutions and structure/function relationships in spider silk. The second part of the book provides a review. |
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| Item Description: | Published in association with the Textile Institute |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 219 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781845692476 1845692470 9781420079852 1420079859 |
Handbook of technical textiles