journal article·2004-12

Plants as concept generators for biomimetic light-weight structures with variable stiffness and self-repair mechanisms

Thomas Speck, Tom Masselter, Bettina Prüm, Olga Speck, Rolf Luchsinger, Siegfried Fink

Journal of Bionic Engineering· Volume 1· Issue 4
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