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Neutron and X‐Ray Techniques for Biological and Biomaterials Studies
Author(s) -
Willumeit Regine
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201000326
Subject(s) - biological materials , materials science , nanotechnology , neutron , natural materials , function (biology) , biochemical engineering , engineering , physics , polymer science , biology , nuclear physics , evolutionary biology
The study of biological and biomaterials with X‐rays and neutrons provides an important contribution to the understanding of the structure–function relationship in natural and artificial materials. Aside from the fundamental knowledge gained by these insights—which is of value already in itself—it helps to create new materials which are either bio‐inspired or modified such that they can interact in an optimized way with the biological environment. Usually the methods applied are noninvasive and deliver information about the structure of the specimen or material parameters, in some cases even in vivo. In this paper, an overview of most recent developments in the field of biological and biomaterials studies with neutron and X‐rays is given.