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Pure Appl. Chem., 2010, Vol. 82, No. 1, pp. 175-192

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-09-01-07

Published online 2010-01-03

Silica-protein composite layers of the giant basal spicules from Monorhaphis: Basis for their mechanical stability

Xiaohong Wang1*, Ute Schloßmacher2, Klaus Peter Jochum3, Lu Gan1, Brigitte Stoll3, Iosune Uriz4 and Werner E. G. Müller2*

1 National Research Center for Geoanalysis, 26 Baiwanzhuang Dajie, CHN-100037 Beijing, China
2 Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Abteilung Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Universität, Duesbergweg 6, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
3 Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany
4 Department of Aquatic Ecology, Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes, Accés a la Cala St Francesc, 14, ES-17300 Blanes (Girona), Spain

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