A covalently cross-linked gel derived from the epidermis of the pilot whale Globicephala melas

Biorheology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 703-717

  Baum, C ^a,b   Fleischer, Lutz Günther ^b   Roessner, D ^c   Meyer, W ^d   Siebers, D ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Wyatt Technology Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gel formation; Globicephala melas; Multi angle laser light scattering (MALLS); Rheology; Self cleaning abilities; Skin; Whales

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; DOLPHIN; EPIDERMIS; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEL; LASER; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; SHEAR RATE; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; STRESS; TIME; VISCOELASTICITY; WHALE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; KINETICS; LIGHT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION SCATTERING; VISCOSITY;

CROSS LINKING REAGENT;

ANIMALS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DOLPHINS; ELASTICITY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GELS; KINETICS; LASERS; LIGHT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RHEOLOGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036444199     PISSN: 0006355X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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