Optimized nanoscale composite behaviour in limpet teeth
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Optimized nanoscale composite behaviour in limpet teeth.
Limpet teeth are striking examples of a biological fibrous nanocomposite consisting of goethite mineral within a polymeric chitin matrix. The mechanical function of limpet teeth is critically dependent on the efficient composite behaviour of goethite, formed as distinct discontinuous nanofibres, reinforcing the matrix. The mechanical properties of discrete volumes from a limpet tooth measured u...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0688