Biological Materials of Marine Origin Vertebrates /

• Main Author: Ehrlich, Hermann (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Biologically-Inspired Systems, 4
• Subjects: Materials science.; Biochemistry.; Vertebrates.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Structural materials.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Structural Materials.; Biochemistry, general.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.

This work is a source of modern knowledge on biomineralization, biomimetics and materials science with respect to marine vertebrates. For the first time in scientific literature the author gives the most coherent analysis of the nature, origin and evolution of biocomposites and biopolymers isolated...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Species Richness and Diversity of Marine Vertebrates
• Part I: Biomaterials of Vertebrates Origin. An Overview
• Conclusion
• References
• Part II: Biomineralization in Marine Vertebrates
• 2. Cartilage of marine vertebrates
• 3. Biocomposites and Mineralized Tissues
• Part III: Marine Fishes as Source of Unique Biocomposites
• 4. Fish Scales as Mineral-based Composites
• 5. Materials Design Principles of Fish Scales and Armor
• 6. Fish Skin: From Clothing to Tissue Engineering
• 7. Fish Fins and Rays as Inspiration for Materials Engineering and Robotics
• Part IV: Marine Biopolymers of Vertebrate Origin
• 8. Marine Collagens
• 9. Marine Gelatins
• 10. Marine Elastin
• 11. Marine Keratins
• 12. Egg-capsule Proteins of Selachians
• 13. Marine Structural Proteins in Biomedicine and Tissue Engineering
• Epilogue
• References.