Nanoindentations on conch shells of gastropoda and bivalvia molluscs reveal anisotropic evolution against external attacks

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 6453-6460

  Bignardi, Cristina ^a   Petraroli, Michele ^a   Pugno, Nicola M ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conch shell; Nanohardness; Nanoindentation; Weibull; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC EVOLUTION; CONCH SHELL; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GASTROPODA; MECHANICAL TESTS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MIDDLE LAYER; NANO SCALE; NANOINDENTATION METHOD; NANOINDENTERS; NATURAL EVOLUTION; OUTER SURFACE; WEIBULL; WEIBULL STATISTICS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOHARDNESS; NANOINDENTATION;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

NANOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIVALVE; GASTROPOD; HARDNESS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; BIVALVIA; ELASTIC MODULUS; GASTROPODA; HARDNESS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 79952201314     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2626     Document Type: Article

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