Suggested readings (Books and relevant reviews)

1. Vogel, S. Comparative Biomechanics: Life's Physical World (Princeton University Press, 2003).
2. Neville, A. C. Biology of Fibrous Composites: Development beyond the Cell Membrane (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K, 1993).
3. Meyers, M. A., Chen, P. Y., Lin, A. Y. M. & Seki, Y. Biological Materials: Structure and Mechanical Properties. Progress in Materials Science 53, 1-206 (2008).
4. Huebsch, N. & Mooney, D. J. Inspiration and Application in the Evolution of Biomaterials. Nature 462, 426-432 (2009).
5. Fratzl, P. & Aizenberg, J. Advanced Materials: Special Issue on Biological and Biomimetic Materials 21 (2009).
6. Fratzl, P. & Dunlop, J. Biological Composites. Annual Reviews of Materials Research 40, 1–24 (2010).