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Structure-property relationships of a biopolymer network: The eggshell membrane

dc.contributor.author Torres F.G. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Troncoso O.P. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Piaggio F. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Hijar A. es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.description.abstract The eggshell membrane (ESM) is a biopolymer network that may have potential applications in biomedicine, but it also may reveal important details regarding the behaviour of biopolymer networks. In this paper, we have studied the mechanical and morphological properties of the ESM in order to reveal important structure-property relationships. Light optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to assess the morphology of the ESM. The mechanical properties of membranes and individual fibres were studied by means of tensile tests and nanoindentation tests, respectively. The mechanical behaviour of ESM networks in different environmental conditions showed a non-linear and a linear regime. As for elastomers and other biopolymer systems, the non-linear regime was modelled by the Mooney-Rivlin relation. The Young's modulus in the linear regime of the network was related to the Young's modulus of the individual fibres using Gibson and Ashby analysis for cellular solids. The results of morphological characterization were used to relate the properties of individual fibres to the properties of the whole networks. This enabled us to predict the macroscopical properties of the network based on the properties of the individual fibres. It was found that the ESM networks behaved as both Mooney-Rivlin and Hookean materials in different environmental conditions. This study helps elucidate the properties of the biopolymer networks found in nature and describes important mechanical properties for the use of the ESM as a biomaterial.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.03.014
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-77956784236
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/708
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof Acta Biomaterialia
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject Water
dc.subject Biopolymer es_PE
dc.subject Elastomer es_PE
dc.subject Biopolymer es_PE
dc.subject Nanomaterial es_PE
dc.subject Structure-Activity Relationship es_PE
dc.subject Tensile Strength es_PE
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.01
dc.title Structure-property relationships of a biopolymer network: The eggshell membrane
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dspace.entity.type Publication
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