Functional morphology, biomechanics and biomimetic potential of stem–branch connections in Dracaena reflexa and Freycinetia insignis

Tom Masselter, Sandra Eckert and Thomas Speck
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 173–185. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.2.21

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Functional morphology, biomechanics and biomimetic potential of stem–branch connections in Dracaena reflexa and Freycinetia insignis
Tom Masselter, Sandra Eckert and Thomas Speck
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 173–185. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.2.21

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