A new structural model of bivalve ligament from Solen grandis

Micron

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 706-711

  Zengqiong, Huang ^a   Gangsheng, Zhang ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ligament; Microstructure; Mollusca; Protein fibers; Solen grandis; Zigzag structure

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE FIBER; BIVALVE LIGAMENT; FTIR; INNER LAYER; MATERIALS SYNTHESIS; MECHANICAL DESIGN; MIDDLE LAYER; MOLLUSCA; OUTER LAYER; PROTEIN FIBERS; SEM; SOLEN GRANDIS; STRUCTURAL MODELS; THREE-LAYER; TWO LAYERS; ZIGZAG STRUCTURE;

CARBONATE MINERALS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MODEL STRUCTURES; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGAMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; LIGAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; SOLEN GRANDIS;

EID: 79957647855     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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