Hagfish slime exudate stabilization and its effect on slime formation and functionality
Hagfish produce vast amounts of slime when under attack. The slime is the most dilute hydrogel known to date, and is a highly interesting material for biomaterial research. It forms from a glandular secrete, called exudate, which deploys upon contact with seawater. To study slime formation ex vivo a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/6/7/1115 |