Selected Group Publications

2022

• Gradients of Orientation, Composition, and Hydration of Proteins for Efficient Light Collection by the Cornea of the Horseshoe CrabSpaeker, O., Taylor, G. J., Wilts, B. D., Slabý, T., Abdel-Rahman, M. A. K., Scoppola, E., Schmitt, C. N. & 7 others, Nov 2022, In: Advanced science. 9, 33, 2203371Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Principles of elastic bridging in biological materialsUzan, A. Y., Milo, O., Politi, Y. & Bar-On, B., Nov 2022, In: Acta biomaterialia. 153, p. 320-330, 11 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Heat-Mediated Micro- and Nano-pore Evolution in Sea Urchin BiomineralsAlbéric, M., Zolotoyabko, E., Spaeker, O., Li, C., Tadayon, M., Schmitt, C. N., Politi, Y. & 2 others, 1 Jun 2022, In: Crystal growth & design. 22, 6, p. 3727-3739, 13 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Multiscale X-ray study of Bacillus subtilis biofilms reveals interlinked structural hierarchy and elemental heterogeneityAzulay, D. N., Spaeker, O., Ghrayeb, M., Wilsch-Bräuninger, M., Scoppola, E., Burghammer, M., Zizak, I. & 3 others, 25 Jan 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America : PNAS. 119, 4, 8 p., e2118107119Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2021

• The spider cuticle: a remarkable material toolbox for functional diversityPoliti, Y., Bertinetti, L., Fratzl, P. & Barth, F. G., 20 Sep 2021, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 379, 2206, 20200332Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2020

• Adaptations for Wear Resistance and Damage Resilience: Micromechanics of Spider Cuticular “Tools”Tadayon, M., Younes-Metzler, O., Shelef, Y., Zaslansky, P., Rechels, A., Berner, A., Zolotoyabko, E. & 4 others, 1 Aug 2020, In: Advanced functional materials. 30, 32, 2000400Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Epidermal Cell Surface Structure and Chitin–Protein Co-assembly Determine Fiber Architecture in the Locust CuticleSviben, S., Spaeker, O., Bennet, M., Albéric, M., Dirks, J., Moussian, B., Fratzl, P. & 2 others, 10 Jun 2020, In: ACS applied materials & interfaces. 12, 23, p. 25581–25590, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Additives Control the Stability of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate via Two Different Mechanisms: Surface Adsorption versus Bulk IncorporationZou, Z., Yang, X., Albéric, M., Heil, T., Wang, Q., Pokroy, B., Politi, Y. & 1 others, 1 Jun 2020, In: Advanced functional materials. 30, 23, 2000003Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2019

• Mineral formation in the primary polyps of pocilloporoid coralsNeder, M., Laissue, P. P., Akiva, A., Akkaynak, D., Albéric, M., Spaeker, O., Politi, Y. & 2 others, 15 Sep 2019, In: Acta biomaterialia. 96, p. 631-645, 15 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Growth and regrowth of adult sea urchin spines involve hydrated and anhydrous amorphous calcium carbonate precursorsAlbéric, M., Stifler, C., Zou, Z., Sun, C., Killian, C., Valencia, S., Mawass, M. & 3 others, 2019, In: Journal of Structural Biology: XElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article