The crustacean exoskeleton as an example of a structurally and mechanically graded biological nanocomposite material

Acta Materialia

Volumn 53, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 4281-4292

  Raabe, D ^a   Sachs, C ^a   Romano, P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EISENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological composite; Biomineralization; Bouligand structure; Indentation; Mineralized tissue

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHITIN; CROSSLINKING; CRYSTALS; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; PLYWOOD; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITES; BIOMINERALIZATION; BOULIGAND STRUCTURE; MINERALIZED TISSUE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 23844484603     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2005.05.027     Document Type: Article

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