TY - GEN
T1 - Characterization of Spicule Structure
AU - Tavangarian, Fariborz
AU - Gray, Jennifer L.
AU - Clark, Trevor
AU - Gao, Chao
N1 - Funding Information:
Fig. 3 High-angle annular dark field (HAADF) image of spicule along with the elemental analysis of the sample Acknowledgements This project was partially supported by the NSF-CAREER under the NSF Cooperative Agreement CMMI-2146480.
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Nature has been a great source of inspiration for engineers and scientists for centuries. It provides unique ideas to overcome the unmet needs of human beings. Spicules are structural elements of Euplectella Aspergillum sponges that reside in the deep ocean. They have an exceptional microstructure that provides excellent mechanical properties. Although spicules are composed of a brittle material, silica (SiO2), they behave differently under load compared to other ceramics. This behavior is due to their concentric cylindrical structure. To produce a similar structure with potential engineering and biomedical applications, one needs to investigate its microstructure in depth. In this study, we examined the microstructure of spicules to understand their architecture as a foundation to better design biomedical implants for tissue engineering applications.
AB - Nature has been a great source of inspiration for engineers and scientists for centuries. It provides unique ideas to overcome the unmet needs of human beings. Spicules are structural elements of Euplectella Aspergillum sponges that reside in the deep ocean. They have an exceptional microstructure that provides excellent mechanical properties. Although spicules are composed of a brittle material, silica (SiO2), they behave differently under load compared to other ceramics. This behavior is due to their concentric cylindrical structure. To produce a similar structure with potential engineering and biomedical applications, one needs to investigate its microstructure in depth. In this study, we examined the microstructure of spicules to understand their architecture as a foundation to better design biomedical implants for tissue engineering applications.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-22524-6_24
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-22524-6_24
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85149968684
SN - 9783031225239
T3 - Minerals, Metals and Materials Series
SP - 260
EP - 266
BT - TMS 2023 152nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings -
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 152nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, TMS 2023
Y2 - 19 March 2023 through 23 March 2023
ER -