Open AccessMussel Byssus Cuticle: Metal Coordination‐Mediated Functional Grading and Self‐Healing in Mussel Byssus Cuticle (Adv. Sci. 23/2019)
Author(s) -
Xu Quan,
Xu Meng,
Lin ChunYu,
Zhao Qiang,
Zhang Rui,
Dong Xiaoxiao,
Zhang Yida,
Tian Shouceng,
Tian Yu,
Xia Zhenhai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.201970138
Subject(s) - byssus , mussel , cuticle (hair) , metal , chemistry , biophysics , anatomy , biology , ecology , organic chemistry
In article number 1902043, Quan Xu, Yu Tian, Zhenhai Xia, and co‐workers present how mussel cuticle is a functionally‐graded material with high stiffness, extensibility, and self‐healing capacity and oxygen absorbs on metal ions, weakening the iron‐catecholate bonds in the cuticle and collagen core, but this process can be reversed by sea water.