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Air Force Applications of Biotechnology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Frederick L. Hedberg
Frederick L. Hedberg*
Affiliation:
Directorate of Chemical and Atmospheric Sciences, Air Force office of Scientific Research, AFOSR/NC, Bolling AFB, DC 20332–6448
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Abstract

The Air Force has been supporting a number of research and development programs directed at exploring the possibility of utilizing biological processes for the preparation and modification of materials with aerospace applications. Areas addressed by these programs include biosynthesis of key chemical intermediates, biological removal of materials such as paint or sealants, biodegradation for environmentally safe destruction of wastes, and biological leaching and accumulation of strategic metals, utilization of naturally occurring materials with electrooptical properties, and modeling the design of natural structures with synthetic materials.

Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 174: Symposium R – Materials Synthesis Utilizing Biological Processes , 1989 , 95
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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