Natural cellular materials such as wood cork and bone have been utilised for centuries and their structure is mimicked in modern technical materials such as manufactured honeycombs and foams 18. Part ii then describes a wide range of cellular materials in nature honeycomb like materials such as wood and cork foam like materials including trabecular bone plant parenchyma coral and sponge and composites of cellular and dense materials such as iris leaves skulls palm bamboo animal quills and plant stems. Cellular materials in nature and medicine gibson lorna j ashby michael f harley brendan a amazoncomau books. Part ii then describes a wide range of cellular materials in nature honeycomb like materials such as wood and cork foam like materials including trabecular bone plant parenchyma coral and sponge and composites of cellular and dense materials such as iris leaves skulls palm bamboo animal quills and plant stems