Hierarchical, multilayered cell walls reinforced by recycled silk cocoons enhance the structural integrity of honeybee combs

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 9502-9506

  Zhang, Kai ^a,b   Duana, Huiling ^a   Karihaloo, Bhushan L ^b   Wanga, Jianxiang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimetic cellular solids; Hierarchical structure; Natural honeycombs; Recycling; Survivability

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; PROPOLIS;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; COCOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HABITAT; HONEYBEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILK; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BOMBYX; CELL WALL; ELASTICITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SILK; TENSILE STRENGTH; WAXES;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 77953092883     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0912066107     Document Type: Article

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