The inner architecture of a material can have an astonishing effect on its
overall properties and is vital to understand when designing new materials.
Nature is a master at designing hierarchical structures and so researchers are
looking at biological examples for inspiration, specifically to understand how
nature arranges the inner architectures for a particular function in order to
apply these design principles into man-made materials. Materials Design Inspired
by Nature is the first book to address the relationship between the inner
architecture of natural materials and their physical properties for materials
design. The book explores examples from plants, the marine world, arthropods and
bacteria, where the inner architecture