Add to ORKGThe byssus threads of the common mussel, Mytilus edulis L., have been tested mechanically and the results from the tests related to the ecology of the animal. The threads are mechanically similar to other crystalline polymers such as polyethylene having a modulus of about 108N m−2 and a long relaxation time. Resilience of 60% is similar to tendon; ultimate strain is about five times that of tendon at 0.44. The thread is laid down with a prestrain of 10% and so guys the mussel in position. Calculation shows that a mussel with 50 byssus threads would be able to resist all but severe winter storms
30 páginas, 2 tablas, 4 figuras.-- The final publication is available at www.springerlink.comThe ef...
DoctorAchieving robust attachment between living tissues and inert materials comes with the main cha...
11 pagesInternational audienceThe byssus fibers of Mytilus mussel species have become an important r...
The byssus threads of the common mussel, Mytilus edulis L., have been tested mechanically and the re...
Natural materials and structures have evolved over millions of years to perform very complex and spe...
The ability to produce a strong byssal attachment is one key to the competitive dominance of mussels...
The byssi of sessile mussels have the extraordinary ability to adhere to various surfaces and withst...
Materials found in nature exhibit remarkable properties allowing natural living systems to survive. ...
The blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, attaches itself to the substrate by producing a radially arranged c...
AbstractThe byssal threads of marine mussels are a fiber-reinforced composite material. Fibers are c...
Mussels attach to substrates by means of byssal threads. The amount of threads produced influences ...
The mussel byssus is a unique holdfast structure employed by marine mussels to colonize diverse subs...
Mussels use byssal threads to secure themselves to rocks and as shock absorbers during cyclic loadin...
Mussels attach themselves to hard substrates by extruding thin, strong, and flexible hair- like atta...
10 páginas, 5 figuras, 3 tablasSeveral bivalve species produce byssus threads to provide attachment ...
30 páginas, 2 tablas, 4 figuras.-- The final publication is available at www.springerlink.comThe ef...
DoctorAchieving robust attachment between living tissues and inert materials comes with the main cha...
11 pagesInternational audienceThe byssus fibers of Mytilus mussel species have become an important r...
The byssus threads of the common mussel, Mytilus edulis L., have been tested mechanically and the re...
Natural materials and structures have evolved over millions of years to perform very complex and spe...
The ability to produce a strong byssal attachment is one key to the competitive dominance of mussels...
The byssi of sessile mussels have the extraordinary ability to adhere to various surfaces and withst...
Materials found in nature exhibit remarkable properties allowing natural living systems to survive. ...
The blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, attaches itself to the substrate by producing a radially arranged c...
AbstractThe byssal threads of marine mussels are a fiber-reinforced composite material. Fibers are c...
Mussels attach to substrates by means of byssal threads. The amount of threads produced influences ...
The mussel byssus is a unique holdfast structure employed by marine mussels to colonize diverse subs...
Mussels use byssal threads to secure themselves to rocks and as shock absorbers during cyclic loadin...
Mussels attach themselves to hard substrates by extruding thin, strong, and flexible hair- like atta...
10 páginas, 5 figuras, 3 tablasSeveral bivalve species produce byssus threads to provide attachment ...
30 páginas, 2 tablas, 4 figuras.-- The final publication is available at www.springerlink.comThe ef...
DoctorAchieving robust attachment between living tissues and inert materials comes with the main cha...
11 pagesInternational audienceThe byssus fibers of Mytilus mussel species have become an important r...