Mechanically functional amyloid fibrils in the adhesive of a marine invertebrate as revealed by Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 72, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 199-207

  Mostaert, Anika S ^a   Crockett, Rowena ^b   Kearn, Graham ^c   Cherny, Izhack ^d,f   Gazit, Ehud ^d   Serpell, Louise C ^e   Jarvis, Suzanne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^f PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956071961     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.72.199     Document Type: Article

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