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Hagfish slime exudate stabilization and its effect on slime formation and functionality

Hagfish produce vast amounts of slime when under attack. The slime is the most dilute hydrogel known to date, and is a highly interesting material for biomaterial research. It forms from a glandular secrete, called exudate, which deploys upon contact with seawater. To study slime formation ex vivo a...

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Autores principales: Böni, L. J., Zurflüh, R., Widmer, M., Fischer, P., Windhab, E. J., Rühs, P. A., Kuster, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5550916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28619721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.025528