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Structure and mechanical properties of crab exoskeletons
Acta Biomaterialia · 2008 · Vol. 4(3) · pp. 587–596
Po‐Yu Chen✉(University of California, San Diego)Albert Y. Lin(University of California, San Diego)Joanna McKittrick(University of California, San Diego)Marc A. Meyers(University of California, San Diego)
Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesMaterials scienceComposite materialArthropod cuticleUltimate tensile strengthExoskeletonScanning electron microscopeAnisotropyDeformation (meteorology)Layer (electronics)Cuticle (hair)
MeSH terms
AnimalsBrachyuraMaleMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningTensile StrengthCompressive StrengthIntegumentary System
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- National Science Foundation
- Division of Materials Research
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