@article{724709,
      recid = {724709},
      author = {Ehrlich, Hermann,},
      title = {Biological materials of marine origin vertebrates /  [electronic resource] :},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      abstract = {This work is a source of modern knowledge on  biomineralization, biomimetics and materials science with  respect to marine vertebrates. For the first time in  scientific literature the author gives the most coherent  analysis of the nature, origin and evolution of  biocomposites and biopolymers isolated from and observed in  the broad variety of marine vertebrate organisms (fish,  reptilian, birds and mammals) and within their  hierarchically organized structural formations. The basic  format is that of a major review article, with liberal use  of references to original literature. There is a wealth of  new and newly synthesized information, including dozens of  previously unpublished images of unique marine creatures  including extinct, extant and living taxa and their  mineralized and un-mineralized structures from nano- to  micro ℓ́ℓ and macroscale. The material is organized  effectively along both biological (phyla) and functional  lines. Several modern topics e.g. ℓ́ℓBiohaliteℓ́ℓ, or  ℓ́ℓFish Skin: From Clothing to Tissue Engineeringℓ́ℓ, as  well as ℓ́ℓSilica-based Minerals in Marine Vertebratesℓ́ℓ,  are never represented and discussed in previously published  books. For the first time such current concepts as  hierarchical organization of biocomposites and skeletal  structures, structural bioscaffolds, biomimetism and  bioinspiration as tools for the design of innovative  materials are critically analyzed from both biological and  materials science point of view using numerous unique  examples of marine vertebrate origin. This monograph  reviews the most relevant advances in the marine biological  materials research field, pointing out several approaches  being introduced and explored by distinct modern  laboratories. The objective of the book is for the  scientists as well as for the senior or graduate standing  in engineering or science to gain a solid appreciation for  the special significance of the word marine biological  materials as well as the rapid and exciting evolution and  expansion of biomaterials science and its applications in  modern technology and medicine.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/724709},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5730-1},
}