Calcite Nanotuned Chitinous Skeletons of Giant <i>Ianthella basta</i> Marine Demosponge

Calcite Nanotuned Chitinous Skeletons of Giant <i>Ianthella basta</i> Marine Demosponge

Marine sponges were among the first multicellular organisms on our planet and have survived to this day thanks to their unique mechanisms of chemical defense and the specific design of their skeletons, which have been optimized over millions of years of evolution to effectively inhabit the aquatic e...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Kertmen, Iaroslav Petrenko, Christian Schimpf, David Rafaja, Olga Petrova, Viktor Sivkov, Sergey Nekipelov, Andriy Fursov, Allison L. Stelling, Korbinian Heimler, Anika Rogoll, Carla Vogt, Hermann Ehrlich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
biological materials
biomineralization
calcite
chitin
sponges
scaffolds
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/22/12588

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