Shark egg-case cross-link chemistry : biomimetic model of densely cross-linked collagen

• Main Author: Teh, John Wei Ming
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48406
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Dogfish egg case is an elongated and leathery, oblong shaped vessel made up of collagenous-composite structure. Being an oviparous species, female dogfish sharks lay their eggs in the open water environment, protected only by its egg case. Despite its small size, embryos are able to be fully...