Nano-mechanical investigation of the byssal cuticle, a protective coating of a bio-elastomer

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 841, Issue , 2005, Pages 111-116

  Holten Andersen, Niels ^a   Slack, Nelle ^b   Zok, Frank ^b   Waite, J Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; PH EFFECTS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BYSSUS; MUSSELS; NANO-MECHANICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NANOINDENTATION; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY (SPM);

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 23844442837     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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