fibrous composite
51Jade — Nephrite jade redirects here. For nephrite itself, see Nephrite. This article is about the gemstone. For other uses, see Jade (disambiguation). A selection of antique, hand crafted Chinese jade …
52Tissue engineering — Principle of tissue engineering Tissue engineering was once categorized as a sub field of bio materials, but having grown in scope and importance it can be considered as a field in its own right. It is the use of a combination of cells,… …
53Nacre — Mother of pearl redirects here. For other uses, see Mother of pearl (disambiguation). Part of a series on Seashells …
54History of wound care — The history of wound care spans from prehistory to modern medicine. As wounds naturally heal by themselves, regardless of whether recovery from the scar or recovery from lost body tissue was a possibility, hunter gatherers would have noticed… …
55Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the …
56Adobe — bricks are a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, dung), which is shaped into bricks using frames and dried in the sun. It is similar to cob and mudbrick. Adobe… …
57Graphite — For other uses, see Graphite (disambiguation). Graphite Graphite specimen General Category Native element mineral …
58Pykrete — is a composite material made of approximately 45 percent sawdust or some other form of wood pulp (such as paper) and 55 percent ice by weight. The properties of such a composite were apparently first noted by a couple of researchers at… …
59Fiber cement siding — (or fibre cement cladding in the UK and Australasia) is a building material used to cover the exterior of a building in both commercial and domestic applications.UsageFibre cement is a composite material made of sand, cement and cellulose fibers …
60Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
