Daniel E. Morse

Molecular mechanistic origin of the toughness of natural adhesives, fibres and composites

Tilman E. Schäffer, Mario Viani, James B. Thompson et al. · Nature · 1999 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

Control of crystal phase switching and orientation by soluble mollusc-shell proteins

Angela M. Belcher, X. H. Wu, R. J. Christensen et al. · Nature · 1996 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biophysics +14

Skeleton of <i>Euplectella</i> sp.: Structural Hierarchy from the Nanoscale to the Macroscale

Joanna Aizenberg, James C. Weaver, Monica Thanawala et al. · Science · 2005 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16

Sacrificial bonds and hidden length dissipate energy as mineralized fibrils separate during bone fracture

Georg E. Fantner, Tue Hassenkam, Johannes H. Kindt et al. · Nature Materials · 2005 · 925 citations · Full text

Medicine, Bioengineering, Biomaterials +15

Silicatein filaments and subunits from a marine sponge direct the polymerization of silica and silicones <i>in vitro</i>

Katsuhiko Shimizu, Yan Zhou, Sean C. Christiansen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1999 · 793 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +13