Structural characterization and regulation of the mechanical properties of the carapace cuticle in tri-spine horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
Yaopeng Ma, Ce Guo, Ning Dai, Jingyu Shen, Jigang Guan
2021Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials17 citationsDOI
Topics & Concepts
Arthropod cuticleCuticle (hair)CarapaceComposite materialMaterials scienceHorseshoe crabToughnessScanning electron microscopeAnatomyBiologyCrustaceanEcologyInsectSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomySilk-based biomaterials and applicationsInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior