Xin Wang^1,3, Ying Yan^1,3, Hongmei Ji^1,3,*, Xiaowu Li^1,2,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.8, pp. 3297-3308, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.027066 - 26 June 2023

Abstract As an essential renewable mineral resource, mollusk shells can be used as handicrafts, building materials, adsorbents, etc. However, there are few reports on the wear resistance of their structures. The Vicker’s hardness and friction, and wear resistance of different microstructures in mollusk shells were comparatively studied in the present work. The hardness of prismatic structures is lower than that of cross-lamellar and nacreous structures. However, the experimental results of sliding tests indicate that the prismatic structure exhibits the best anti-wear ability compared with foliated, crossed-lamellar, and nacreous structures. The anti-wear and hardness do not present More > Graphic Abstract

Dan Tian^1,*, Danni Yu², Chunhui He³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 711-720, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.014290 - 17 May 2021

Abstract In the search for sustainable alternatives to harmful synthetic fibers, an increasing amount of research focuses on biomimicry and natural fibers. Sea silk is an exceptional textile material. It is a kind of natural silk produced using the long silky filaments secreted by a specific bivalve mollusk (Pinna nobilis); now at edge of extinction. This paper suggests a simple but effective way to prepare artificial sea silk from Mytilus edulis. A sea silk solution is prepared using a Mytilus edulis protein, and a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution is mixed with the sea silk solution in order to produce More >

I.A. VEGA*, M.C. DAMBORENEA**, C. GAMARRA-LUQUES*, E. KOCH*, J.A. CUETO, A. CASTRO-VAZQUEZ*

BIOCELL, Vol.30, Suppl.S, pp. 367-375, 2006

Abstract This article has no abstract. More >

A. Castro-Vazquez, E.A. Albrecht, I.A. Vega, E. Koch, C. Gamarra-Luques

BIOCELL, Vol.26, Suppl.S, pp. 101-109, 2002

Abstract This article has no abstract. More >