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Title:
Biological Materials of Marine Origin Vertebrates
Author:
Ehrlich, Hermann. author.
ISBN:
9789400757301
Edition:
1st ed. 2015.
Physical Description:
XII, 436 p. 122 illus., 74 illus. in color. online resource.
Series:
Biologically-Inspired Systems,
Contents:
Introduction -- Species Richness and Diversity of Marine Vertebrates -- Part I: Biomaterials of Vertebrates Origin. An Overview -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Biomineralization in Marine Vertebrates -- 2. Cartilage of marine vertebrates -- 3. Biocomposites and Mineralized Tissues -- Part III: Marine Fishes as Source of Unique Biocomposites -- 4. Fish Scales as Mineral-based Composites -- 5. Materials Design Principles of Fish Scales and Armor -- 6. Fish Skin: From Clothing to Tissue Engineering -- 7. Fish Fins and Rays as Inspiration for Materials Engineering and Robotics -- Part IV: Marine Biopolymers of Vertebrate Origin -- 8. Marine Collagens -- 9. Marine Gelatins -- 10. Marine Elastin -- 11. Marine Keratins -- 12. Egg-capsule Proteins of Selachians -- 13. Marine Structural Proteins in Biomedicine and Tissue Engineering -- Epilogue -- References.
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Electronic Access:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5730-1Copies: