Anybody got any good references for mechanical properties of the
following (they MUST be somewhere . . . )
Bat wing membrane
Throat membranes (e.g. bullfrog)
Swimbladder (any)
Thanx
Julian
PS still got a couple of jobs available:
PhD student to look at novel composites made with collagen and gelatine
- very tough! very tasty!
Post-doc to look at brittle fracture in foods - would suit someone who
is familiar with ceramics and/or cellular materials.
More details on our web pages (URL below)
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Julian FV Vincent [log in to unmask]
Professor of Biomimetics office 01225 386596
Centre for Biomimetics & Natural Technologies mobile 07941 933901
Dept of Mechanical Engineering fax 01225 386928
The University
BATH BA2 7AY
http://www.bath.ac.uk/Departments/Eng/biomimetics/
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