Structural and material design of mature mineralized radula teeth of Patella vulgata (gastropoda) |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Materials Science and Nano Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA;2. DST Unit of Nanoscience and Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India;3. Applied Physics Department, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-959, Brazil;4. Natural Science Department, Lebanese American University, Beirut, 1102 2801, Lebanon;5. Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André-SP, 09210-580, Brazil;1. Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel;2. Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel;3. The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel;4. InnoAging, Gershon Avner 13/16, Jerusalem, Israel;1. Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Karaj, Iran;2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;2. College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;3. Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | The molluscan radula is a cutting apparatus employed in feeding. It is a toothed ribbon located in the mouth cavity. This study focuses on the characterization, organization, and hardness of the various components in full grown, mineralized, radula teeth of the common limpet Patella vulgata. Three major components are identified: Fibrous organic material, acicular crystals of goethite (α-FeOOH), and silica (SiO2). Each forms a coherent network intertwined with the other two. The goethite crystals lie parallel to the fibers in the organic framework. The orientations of fibers and crystals are described in detail. The hardness of the leading part, i.e., the part that leads in the cutting direction, is about twice the hardness in the trailing part. It is argued that this difference results from the greater compactness of the mineral matter in the leading part. The function of the tooth as a cutting device is discussed on the basis of the data presented in this study. |
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