Role of melanin in mechanical properties of Glycera jaws

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 521-530

  Moses, D N ^a,b   Mattoni, M A ^a,b   Slack, N L ^a,b   Waite, J H ^a,b   Zok, F W ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Glycera; Hydration; Melanin; Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; CROSSLINKING; DEPOSITION; ELASTIC MODULI; HARDNESS; HYDRATION; PROTEINS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

BIOCOMPOSITE; CROSSLINKED NETWORKS; CU REMOVALS; CU-BASED; GLYCERA DIBRANCHIATA; GLYCERUM; MECHANICAL; NANO INDENTATION; ORGANIC MOLECULES; POROSITY MEASUREMENT;

NANOINDENTATION;

ALLOY; BIOMATERIAL; CHELATING AGENT; COPPER; EDETIC ACID; MELANIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCERA DIBRANCHIATA; HARDNESS; JAW; JAW MOVEMENT; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WORM; YOUNG MODULUS;

GLYCERA; GLYCERA DIBRANCHIATA;

EID: 33746844551     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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