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Microtexture and Chitin/Calcite Orientation Relationship in the Mineralized Exoskeleton of the American Lobster
- A. Al-Sawalmih, C. Li, +5 authors O. Paris
- Materials Science
- 23 October 2008
The exoskeleton of the American lobster Homarus americanus is a hierarchical nanocomposite consisting of chitin–protein fibers, reinforced with amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) and a small amount of… Expand
The exoskeleton of the lobster Homarus americanus as an example of a smart anisotropic biological material.
- P. Romano, H. Fabritius, D. Raabe
- Materials Science, Medicine
- Acta biomaterialia
- 1 May 2007
Many biological materials are composed of fibrils arranged according to well-ordered three-dimensional patterns. These materials often show a strong anisotropy in their properties. An essential… Expand
Architecture of the organic matrix in the sternal CaCO3 deposits of Porcellio scaber (Crustacea, Isopoda).
- H. Fabritius, P. Walther, A. Ziegler
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of structural biology
- 1 May 2005
Before the molt terrestrial isopods resorb calcium from the posterior cuticle and store it in large deposits within the first four anterior sternites. In Porcellio scaber the deposits consist of… Expand
Analysis of CaCO3 deposit formation and degradation during the molt cycle of the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber (Crustacea, Isopoda).
- H. Fabritius, A. Ziegler
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of structural biology
- 1 May 2003
Terrestrial isopods store cuticular calcium in large sternal deposits composed of an amorphous CaCO(3) compound. A large part of the deposits consists of numerous small spherules that increase the… Expand
Ab initio study of thermodynamic, structural, and elastic properties of Mg-substituted crystalline calcite.
- Pavlína Elstnerová, M. Friák, +8 authors J. Neugebauer
- Materials Science, Medicine
- Acta biomaterialia
- 1 December 2010
Arthropoda, which represent nearly 80% of all known animal species, are protected by an exoskeleton formed by their cuticle. The cuticle represents a hierarchically structured multifunctional… Expand
Preferred crystallographic texture of alpha-chitin as a microscopic and macroscopic design principle of the exoskeleton of the lobster Homarus americanus.
- D. Raabe, A. Al-Sawalmih, S. Yi, H. Fabritius
- Materials Science, Chemistry
- Acta biomaterialia
- 1 November 2007
The crystallographic texture of the crystalline alpha-chitin matrix in the biological composite material forming the exoskeleton of the lobster Homarus americanus has been determined using… Expand
Microscopical and functional aspects of calcium-transport and deposition in terrestrial isopods.
- A. Ziegler, H. Fabritius, Monica Hagedorn
- Biology, Medicine
- Micron
- 1 February 2005
Terrestrial isopods (Crustacea) are excellent model organisms to study epithelial calcium-transport and the regulation of biomineralization processes. They molt frequently and resorb cuticular… Expand
Effects of homogenization technique and introduction of interfaces in a multiscale approach to predict the elastic properties of arthropod cuticle.
- Safaa Lhadi, S. Ahzi, Y. Rémond, S. Nikolov, H. Fabritius
- Materials Science, Medicine
- Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical…
- 23 July 2013
In this paper the mechanical response of the arthropod cuticle is evaluated by means of a multiscale approach including interface effects. The cuticle's elastic behavior is modeled at the nano and… Expand