Layered patterns in nature, medicine, and materials: quantifying anisotropic structures and cyclicity

Various natural patterns—such as terrestrial sand dune ripples, lamellae in vertebrate bones, growth increments in fish scales and corals, aortas and lamellar corpuscles in humans and animals—comprise layers of different thicknesses and lengths. Microstructures in manmade materials—such as alloys, p...

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Main Authors: Igor Smolyar, Tim Bromage, Martin Wikelski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7813.pdf