ArticleRSC advances2020
An insight into the structure, composition and hardness of a biological material: the shell of freshwater mussels.
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- A global synthesis of ecosystem services provided and disrupted by freshwater bivalve molluscs.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2022Pooled it
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- Multiscale Characterization and Bioactivity of Freshwater Unionid Mussel Shells as Sustainable Natural Biomaterials.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Investigating byssus self-assembly ofMarine life science & technology · 2026Article
- Millennial-scale changes in size and growth of Unio pictorum (L. 1758) and U. tumidus (Philipsson, 1788), in the Oder river.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- One story as part of the Global Conversation on Sustainability: dye adsorption studies using a novel bio-derived calcite material.Pure and applied chemistry. Chimie pure et appliquee · 2024Article
- Micronized Shell-Bioaggregates as Mechanical Reinforcement in Organic Coatings.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Influence of apigenin and seashell nanoparticles on the biological attitude of soft denture liner.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
- Biomimetic Use of Food-Waste Sources of Calcium Carbonate and Phosphate for Sustainable Materials-A Review.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Microstructure Analysis and Chemical and Mechanical Characterization of the Shells of Three Freshwater Snails.ACS omega · 2020Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The shell of the freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia) is a composite biological material linked with multifunctional roles in sustaining ecosystem services. Apart from providing mechanical strength and support, the shell is an important site for adherence and growth of multiple types of algae and periphyton. Variations in the shell architecture are observed in the mussels both within a species and among different species. Considering the prospective utility of the shell of the freshwater mussels as a biological material, an assessment of the shell characteristics was accomplished using
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