Engineering strategies for chitin nanofibers

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Vol. 5; no. 14; pp. 2547 - 2559
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaolin, Rolandi, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 14.04.2017
• Subjects: Bioengineering; Biological materials; biomimetics; Chitin; mechanical properties; Molecular structure; Nanofibers; Nanostructure; Plywood; Weight reduction

Chitin nanofibers are key components in several structural biological materials. Chitin nanofibers are often part of a hierarchical structure formed by chitin molecules assembled into larger nano- and microfibers, aligned, and assembled into a twisted plywood structure. As a result, structural biolo...