Toughness anisotropy in feather keratin

被引：14

作者：

Bonser, RHC ^{[1
]}

Saker, L ^{[1
]}

Jeronimidis, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Reading, Ctr Biomimet, Reading RG6 6AY, Berks, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE | 2004年 / 39卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1023/B:JMSC.0000021474.75864.ff

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

The presence of mechanical anisotropy in β-keratin composite was analyzed. Cutting tests on the samples of keratin were carried out. The molecular structures of α- and β-keratin were compared. Despite the differences in the molecular structures of the two types of keratins, the toughness of the two appeared to be quite similar. The presence of multi-directionality in feather keratin was identified qualitatively. Most keratin molecules were oriented predominantly axially.

引用

页码：2895 / 2896

页数：2

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