Group Leader

2017

• On the Phase Diagram of Calcium Carbonate SolutionsZou, Z., Habraken, W. J., Bertinetti, L., Politi, Y., Gal, A., Weiner, S., Addadi, L. & 1 others, 2017, In: Advanced materials interfaces. 4, 1, 1600076Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2016

• Micromechanical properties of strain-sensitive lyriform organs of a wandering spider (Cupiennius salei)Young, S. L., Chyasnavichyus, M., Barth, F. G., Zlotnikov, I., Politi, Y. & Tsukruk, V. V., 1 Sep 2016, In: Acta biomaterialia. 41, p. 40-51, 12 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Nano-channels in the spider fang for the transport of Zn ions to cross-link His-rich proteins pre-deposited in the cuticle matrix.Politi, Y., Pippel, E., Licuco-Massouh, A., Bertinetti, L., Blumtritt, H., Barth, F. & Fratzl, P., Jun 2016, In: Arthropod Structure and Development. 46, 1, p. 30-38, 9 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• A vacuole-like compartment concentrates a disordered calcium phase in a key coccolithophorid algaSviben, S., Gal, A., Hood, M. A., Bertinetti, L., Politi, Y., Bennet, M., Krishnamoorthy, P. & 6 others, 14 Apr 2016, In: Nature communications. 7, 11228Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Ordering of protein and water molecules at their interfaces with chitin nano-crystalsValverde Serrano, C., Leemreize, H., Bar-On, B., Barth, F. G., Fratzl, P., Zolotoyabko, E. & Politi, Y., 1 Feb 2016, In: Journal of Structural Biology. 193, 2, p. 124-131, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2015

• Histochemical evidence of β-chitin in parapodial glandular organs and tubes of Spiophanes (Annelida, Sedentaria: Spionidae), and first studies on selected AnnelidaGuggolz, T., Henne, S., Politi, Y., Schütz, R., Mašić, A., Müller, C. H. & Meißner, K., 1 Dec 2015, In: Journal of morphology. 276, 12, p. 1433-1447, 15 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Role of sacrificial protein-metal bond exchange in mussel byssal thread self-healingSchmitt, C. N., Politi, Y., Reinecke, A. & Harrington, M. J., 14 Sep 2015, In: Biomacromolecules. 16, 9, p. 2852-2861, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Opposite Particle Size Effect on Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Crystallization in Water and during Heating in AirZou, Z., Bertinetti, L., Politi, Y., Jensen, A. C., Weiner, S., Addadi, L., Fratzl, P. & 1 others, 23 Jun 2015, In: Chemistry of materials. 27, 12, p. 4237-4246, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Micro- and nano-structural details of a spider's filter for substrate vibrations: Relevance for low-frequency signal transmissionErko, M., Younes-Metzler, O., Rack, A., Zaslansky, P., Young, S. L., Milliron, G., Chyasnavichyus, M. & 5 others, 6 Mar 2015, In: Journal of the Royal Society interface. 12, 104, 20141111Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Built for tough conditions: High-resolution structural data help to explain the mechanical properties of rodent teethPoliti, Y. & Weaver, J. C., 13 Feb 2015, In: Science. 347, 6223, p. 712-713, 2 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Short survey/Review