Preparation and characterization of biomimetic materials inspired by jumbo squid sucker ring teeth
Dosidicus gigas (D. gigas, or Jumbo squid) sucker ring teeth (SRT) are newly discovered biological materials with intriguing combination of mechanical and physico-chemical properties. Notably, recent studies have shown that SRT are devoid of minerals, chitin and inter-chain covalent cross-links, and...
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Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/66023 |