Mechanical adaptation of brachiopod shells via hydration-induced structural changes

Mechanical adaptation of brachiopod shells via hydration-induced structural changes

Bioinspired materials require an understanding of how biomaterials achieve the materials properties. Here, the authors report on the load-bearing shell of Discinisca tenuis and explore how hydration changes the dry shell from hard and stiff to soft and flexible within minutes by reorganisation cause...

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Main Authors: Johannes Ihli, Anna S. Schenk, Sabine Rosenfeldt, Klaus Wakonig, Mirko Holler, Giuseppe Falini, Luca Pasquini, Eugénia Delacou, Jim Buckman, Thomas S. Glen, Thomas Kress, Esther H. R. Tsai, David G. Reid, Melinda J. Duer, Maggie Cusack, Fabio Nudelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25613-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25613-4

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