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Cuticle Structure

Cuticle Structure is the hierarchical organization of the exoskeletal extracellular matrix composed of chitin fibrils, proteins, and lipids that provides mechanical support, protection, and surface functionality in arthropods.

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pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

Niels Holten‐Andersen, Matthew J. Harrington, Henrik Birkedal et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 1.6K citations

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Design and mechanical properties of insect cuticle

Julian F. V. Vincent, Ulrike G. K. Wegst · Arthropod Structure & Development · 2004 · 1.1K citations

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Iron-Clad Fibers: A Metal-Based Biological Strategy for Hard Flexible Coatings

Matthew J. Harrington, Admir Mašić, Niels Holten‐Andersen et al. · Science · 2010 · 983 citations

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Silk Fibroin of Bombyx mori Is Secreted, Assembling a High Molecular Mass Elementary Unit Consisting of H-chain, L-chain, and P25, with a 6:6:1 Molar Ratio

Satoshi Inoue, Kazunori Tanaka, Fumio Arisaka et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2000 · 781 citations · Full text

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The pharynx of <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

Donna G. Albertson · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1976 · 673 citations

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  1. KJ
    Karl J. Kramer

    Kansas State University, United States

    41 publications · 3.7K citations

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  2. JH
    Judith H. Willis

    University of Georgia, United States

    35 publications · 2.3K citations

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  3. SN
    Stanislav N. Gorb

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    48 publications · 2.3K citations

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  4. SO
    Svend Olav Andersen

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    48 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. BM
    Bernard Moussian

    University of Tübingen, Germany

    29 publications · 1.9K citations

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  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    41 h-index

    115 publications

    8.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    38 h-index

    259 publications

    16.9K citations

  3. Kansas State University

    Manhattan, United States

    38 h-index

    162 publications

    13.9K citations

  4. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    33 h-index

    100 publications

    5K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    32 h-index

    111 publications

    13.7K citations

  6. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    29 h-index

    102 publications

    10.6K citations

  7. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    29 h-index

    89 publications

    6K citations

  8. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    28 h-index

    79 publications

    4.9K citations

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  1. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    107 publications · 6.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Experimental Biology

    80 publications · 6.8K citations

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  3. Journal of Insect Physiology

    110 publications · 4.7K citations

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  4. Journal of Morphology

    110 publications · 4.6K citations

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  5. Tissue and Cell

    72 publications · 3.1K citations

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