Secrets in the shell - The body armor of the queen conch is much tougher than comparable synthetic materials. What secrets does it hold?

被引：21
作者：
Ballarini, Roberto
Heuer, Arthur H.
机构：
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Civil Engn, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
来源：
AMERICAN SCIENTIST | 2007年 / 95卷 / 05期
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D O I：
10.1511/2007.67.422
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
The body armor of the queen conch is much tougher than comparable synthetic materials. What secrets does it hold?
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