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Chitin in the Exoskeletons of Arthropoda: From Ancient Design to Novel Materials Science

  • Fabritius H
  • Sachs C
  • Raabe D
  • et al.
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9684-5_2
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Abstract

The Arthropoda use chitin and various proteins as basic materials of their cuticle which is forming their exoskeletons. The exoskeleton is composed of skeletal elements with physical properties that are adapted to their function and the eco-physiological strains of...

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Fabritius, H., Sachs, C., Raabe, D., Nikolov, S., Friák, M., & Neugebauer, J. (2011). Chitin in the Exoskeletons of Arthropoda: From Ancient Design to Novel Materials Science (pp. 35–60). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9684-5_2

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