Tablet-level origin of toughening in abalone shells and translation to synthetic composite materials.

Espinosa, Horacio D

Tablet-level origin of toughening in abalone shells and translation to synthetic composite materials. [electronic resource] - Nature communications Feb 2011 - 173 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

2041-1723

10.1038/ncomms1172 doi


Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Biomimetic Materials--chemistry
Biopolymers--chemistry
Calcium Carbonate--chemistry
Extracellular Matrix Proteins--chemistry
Gastropoda--anatomy & histology
Materials Testing
Microscopy, Atomic Force
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Nanotechnology--methods