Construction and nanomechanical properties of the exoskeleton of the barnacle, Amphibalanus reticulatus

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 360-369

  Raman, Sangeetha ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Amphibalanus reticulatus; Basis; Calcite nanocrystals; Hollow channels; Indentation; Parietal shell

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBALANUS RETICULATUS; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EXOSKELETON; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; HARDNESS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THORACICA;

AMPHIBALANUS; THORACICA;

EID: 80455143875     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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