Multifunctionality of chiton biomineralized armor with an integrated visual system

A highly conspicuous mineralized composite photonic architecture in the translucent shell of the blue-rayed limpet

(2015) Ling Li et al.   Nature Communications

The shell-eyes of the chitonAcanthopleura granulata(Mollusca, Polyplacophora) use pheomelanin as a screening pigment

(2014) Daniel I. Speiser et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY

Pervasive nanoscale deformation twinning as a catalyst for efficient energy dissipation in a bioceramic armour

(2014) Ling Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Multifunctional three-dimensional macroporous nanoelectronic networks for smart materials

(2013) J. Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Calcium Carbonate Polyamorphism and Its Role in Biomineralization: How Many Amorphous Calcium Carbonates Are There?

(2012) Julyan H. E. Cartwright et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Bio-Inspired Antifouling Strategies

(2012) Chelsea M. Kirschner et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Three-dimensional structure of the shell plate assembly of the chiton Tonicella marmorea and its biomechanical consequences

(2012) Matthew J. Connors et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Self-assembly of amorphous calcium carbonate microlens arrays

(2012) Kyubock Lee et al.   Nature Communications

A Chiton Uses Aragonite Lenses to Form Images

(2011) Daniel I. Speiser et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Self-Healing Materials

(2010) Martin D. Hager et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biological Composites

(2010) John W.C. Dunlop et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research