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Micromechanics of Sea Urchin Spines

The endoskeletal structure of the Sea Urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii, has numerous long spines whose known functions include locomotion, sensing, and protection against predators. These spines have a remarkable internal microstructure and are made of single-crystal calcite. A finite-element model...

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Autores principales: Tsafnat, Naomi, Fitz Gerald, John D., Le, Hai N., Stachurski, Zbigniew H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22984468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044140