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Chapter

CHAPTER 1

Abstract

The classical dichotomy between structure and materials to meet design requirements has led to separate routes, microstructure optimization and shape optimization. The increasing demand on a combination of properties in materials, and the required multi‐functionality in present‐day design can often no longer be met with ‘classical materials’. Architectured materials are a combination of material(s), shape and topology, at length scales …

Authors

Bréchet YJM

Book title

Materials Design Inspired by Nature

Series

Smart Materials Series

Pagination

pp. 1-16

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Publication Date

2013

DOI

10.1039/9781849737555-00001