Three-dimensional structure of the shell plate assembly of the chiton Tonicella marmorea and its biomechanical consequences

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 314-328

  Connors, Matthew J ^a   Ehrlich, Hermann ^b   Hog, Martin ^b   Godeffroy, Clemence ^b   Araya, Sergio ^c   Kallai, Ilan ^d   Gazit, Dan ^d,e   Boyce, Mary ^a   Ortiz, Christine ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiton; Exoskeleton; Micro computed tomography; Natural armor; Shell microstructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHITON; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; EXOSKELETON; GEOMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFT TISSUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TONICELLA MARMOREA;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYPLACOPHORA; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

TONICELLA MARMOREA;

EID: 84857033997     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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