title: Materials science. Bioinspired structural materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. cortiz@mit.edu
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Mary C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Boyce
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry; D008974:Mollusca / Q000737:chemistry; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D048271:Chitosan; D000537:Aluminum Oxide