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DoITPoMS Teaching & Learning Packages Elasticity in Biological Materials Going further
Elasticity in Biological Materials AimsBefore you startIntroductionHookean elasticityS-shaped curvesAneurysmsDemonstration of aneurysmsJ-shaped curvesViscoelasticity and hysteresisSummaryQuestionsGoing further
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Books

  • S Vogel, Comparative Biomechanics: Life’s Physical World, Princeton University Press, 2003.
  • JE Gordon, The Science of Structures and Materials, Scientific American Books, 1988.
  • JFV Vincent, Structural Biomaterials, Princeton University Press, 1990.

Websites

  • Mechanical properties of keratin
    A site maintained by Richard Bonser about the mechanical properties of keratin, with particular reference to the mechanical properties of feathers.
  • Silk biomechanics
    An article on the American Museum of Natural History website.
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