Artículo
Biopolymers in the eggshell of the Argentine Black and White Tegu (Salvator merianae): a Raman microscopy study
Alvarez, Rosa Maria Susana
; Dominguez, Alfredo Nicolás
; Cortez, Francisco Alejandro; Carlino Aráoz, Oscar Augusto; Campos Casal, Fernando Horacio
Fecha de publicación:
02/2022
Editorial:
Anita Publications
Revista:
Asian Journal of Physics
ISSN:
0971-3093
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The Argentine Black and White Tegu Salvator merianae is one of the largest South American lizards. The eggs of this reptile, whitish in color and oval in shape, are soft and resistant but permeable to water, evidencing interesting properties to be exploited in the field of biomaterial engineering. This is the first study focused on the organic matrix of the Salvator merianae eggshell. The structural analysis, carried out by Raman microscopy and complemented with transmission electron microscopy and with brightfield and polarized light optical microscopy, reveals an interesting organization of fibrillar polymers. The spatial distribution of collagen and keratins correlates with the morphology of this extraordinary complex system.
Palabras clave:
Collagen
,
Keratin
,
Biopolymers
,
Soft eggshell
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Articulos(INQUINOA)
Articulos de INST.DE QUIMICA DEL NOROESTE
Articulos de INST.DE QUIMICA DEL NOROESTE
Citación
Alvarez, Rosa Maria Susana; Dominguez, Alfredo Nicolás; Cortez, Francisco Alejandro; Carlino Aráoz, Oscar Augusto; Campos Casal, Fernando Horacio; Biopolymers in the eggshell of the Argentine Black and White Tegu (Salvator merianae): a Raman microscopy study; Anita Publications; Asian Journal of Physics; 31; 2; 2-2022; 195-208
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