Unexpected strength and toughness in chitosan-fibroin laminates inspired by insect cuticle

Advanced Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 480-484

  Fernandez, Javier G ^a,b   Ingber, Donald E ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomaterials; chitin; cuticles; shrilk; silk

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED; CUTICLES; INSECT CUTICLE; SHRILK; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; LAMINATES; SILK;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; CHITOSAN; FIBROIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSECT; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; MECHANICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CHITOSAN; FIBROINS; INSECTS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 84856023838     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: 15214095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201104051     Document Type: Article

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