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Multifunctionality of chiton biomineralized armor with an integrated visual system

Multifunctionality of chiton biomineralized armor with an integrated visual system

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Multifunctionality of chiton biomineralized armor with an integrated visual system

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Multifunctionality of chiton biomineralized armor with an integrated visual system

Publisher

United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Journal title

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2015-11, Vol.350 (6263), p.952-956

Language

English

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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Contents

Nature provides a multitude of examples of multifunctional structural materials in which trade-offs are imposed by conflicting functional requirements. One such example is the biomineralized armor of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata, which incorporates an integrated sensory system that includes hundreds of eyes with aragonite-based lenses. We use...

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Multifunctionality of chiton biomineralized armor with an integrated visual system

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TN_cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1237591

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1237591

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ISSN

0036-8075

E-ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.aad1246

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