Publications
Critical role of zinc in hardening of Nereis jaws." JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209 (2006): 3219-3225.
"Halogenated veneers: Protein cross-linking and halogenation in the jaws of Nereis, a marine polychaete worm." CHEMBIOCHEM 7 (2006): 1392-1399.
"Jumbo squid beaks: Inspiration for design of robust organic composites." ACTA BIOMATERIALIA 3 (2007): 139-149.
"Mineral minimization in nature's alternative teeth." JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE 4 (2007): 19-31.
"A nonmineralized approach to abrasionresistant biomaterials." PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 104 (2007): 13559-13564.
"Protective coatings on extensible biofibres." NATURE MATERIALS 6 (2007): 669-672.
"Effects of hydration on mechanical properties of a highly sclerotized tissue." BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL 94 (2008): 3266-3272.
"The transition from stiff to compliant materials in squid beaks." SCIENCE 319 (2008): 1816-1819.
"Metals and the Integrity of a Biological Coating: The Cuticle of Mussel Byssus." LANGMUIR 25 (2009): 3323-3326.
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