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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; SECTION I: BACKGROUND; Chapter 1 Introduction to Materials Engineering; 1. Nature Builds with Polymers; 2. The Vast Majority of Natural Materials Are Fiber-Reinforced Composites; 3. Biomaterials Exhibit Hierarchical Complexity of Structure; 4. Biomaterials Are Remarkably Diverse; 5. The Quality of Mechanical Design in Animals; Chapter 2 Principles of Materials Engineering and Mechanical Testing; 1. Solids-Reversible Deformation and Ideal Elasticity; 2. Stress-Strain Curves; 3. Ultimate Properties 4. Poisson's Ratio and the Relationship between Elastic Moduli5. Fluids, Flow, and Viscosity; Chapter 3 Viscoelasticity; 1. Hysteresis and Resilience; 2. Creep and Stress Relaxation; 3. Viscoelastic Models; 4. Time-Temperature Superposition; 5. Dynamic Mechanical Testing; SECTION II: THE STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR MATERIAL PROPERTIES; Chapter 4 The Structural Origin of Elasticity and Strength; 1. Bond Energy Elasticity; 2. The Theoretical Strength of Materials; Chapter 5 Fracture Mechanics; 1. Stress Concentrations; 2. The Work of Fracture; 3. The Realized Strength of Materials 4. Fracture ToughnessChapter 6 The Molecular Origins of Soft Elasticity; 1. Flexible Linear Polymers; 2. The Thermodynamics of Random-Coiled Molecules; 3. Entropy Elasticity; 4. The Effects of Cross-Links; 5. Experimental Measurements; Chapter 7 The Molecular Origins of Viscoelasticity; 1. Diffusion and Entanglement; 2. Viscosity and Chain Length; 3. The Glass Transition; 4. An Example: Elastin; Chapter 8 The Design of Composite Materials; 1. Fiber and Matrix; 2. The Effects of Fiber Angle; 3. Reinforcement Efficiency; 4. The Strength of Composite Materials SECTION III: THE MECHANICAL DESIGN OF TENSILE MATERIALSChapter 9 The Structural Design of Collagen: Tendons and Ligaments; 1. Crystalline Polymers and Tensile Fibers; 2. The Evolution of Collagen; 3. Tropocollagen, the Collagen Molecule; 4. The Assembly of Collagen Fibrils; 5. The Structural Organization of Collagen Fibers in Tendons and Ligaments; 6. Mechanical Properties: Stiffness, Strength, Resilience, and Toughness; 7. The Structural Design of Tendons and Their Fatigue Lifetime; 8. The Nanomechanics of Tendons and Ligaments; 9. Echinoderm Ligaments and Mutable Connective Tissues Chapter 10 The Structural Design of Spider Silks1. The Functional Diversity of Spider Silks; 2. The Mechanical Properties of Spider Silks; 3. The Network Structure of Major Ampullate Silks; 4. Silk Formation in the Gland/Spinneret Complex; 5. The Functional Design of Spider Draglines; SECTION IV: THE MECHANICAL DESIGN OF RIGID MATERIALS; Chapter 11 The Structural Design of Bone; 1. The Structural Hierarchy of Bone; 2. Bone Cells; 3. The Composite Structure of Bone Material; 4. Nanoscale Composite Models for Bone; 5. The Mechanical Properties of Bone; 6. The Adaptations of Bone |
| Summary |
"Mechanical Design of Structural Materials in Animals explores the principles underlying how molecules interact to produce the functional attributes of biological materials: their strength and stiffness, ability to absorb and store energy, and ability to resist the fatigue that accrues through a lifetime of physical insults. These attributes play a central role in determining the size and shape of animals, the ways in which they can move, and how they interact with their environment. By showing how structural materials have been designed by evolution, John Gosline sheds important light on how animals work. Gosline elucidates the pertinent theories for how molecules are arranged into macromolecular structures and how those structures are then built up into whole organisms. In particular, Gosline develops the theory of discontinuous, fiber-reinforced composites, which he employs in a grand synthesis to explain the properties of everything from the body wall of sea anemones to spiders' silks and insect cuticles, tendons, ligaments, and bones. Although the theories are examined in depth, Gosline's elegant discussion makes them accessible to anyone with an interest in the mechanics of life. Focusing on the materials from which animals are constructed, this bookanswers fundamental questions about mechanical properties in nature."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 26, 2018) |
| Subject |
Biomolecules.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry.
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Biomolecules
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017945569 |
| ISBN |
9781400889839 |
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1400889839 |
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