Biological Materials
• Nature’s advantage: time and evolution à sophisticated composites (highly
ordered structures)
•Basic
inorganic materials in nature are very weak on their own but can form
strong composites
• Goal:
Achieve a greater understanding of natures lessons
"It
is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent;
it is the one that
is most adaptable to change."
Source: M. Sarikaya