More information: Shiwei Ng et al, A Biological Approach to Metalworking Based on Chitinous Colloids and Composites, Advanced Functional Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202406800.

The chitinous scales of this butterfly’s wings (Chrysiridia) form gratings that create metallic colors. A hornet’s compound eye is made up of thousands of lenses composed of chitin.

Researchers have uncovered the promising capability of chitin as a sustainable smart biomaterial. Through water exchange with the environment, humidity-responsive chitinous films can generate ...

A good fossil squid is hard to find. The invertebrates are too squishy to leave much behind, and only in truly exceptional circumstances do paleontologists get to see much more than the chitinous ...

This mollusk possesses a “tongue” with ca. 100 chitinous teeth, the material properties of which are the topic of Dr. Stebauer’s research. Not unexpectedly, these teeth have a complex architecture, ...

Paper accepted: Quantitative enzymatic-mass spectrometric analysis of the chitinous polymers in fungal cell walls. Today, our doctoral candidate Mounashree’s first first-author paper has been accepted ...

The research team described a shell-less, Cambrian stem mollusk, Shishania aculeata, with conical, hollow chitinous sclerites and a smooth girdle, broad feet, and a mantle cavity.

SUTD researchers uncover the promising capability of chitin as a sustainable smart biomaterial. Through water exchange with the environment, humidity-responsive chitinous films can generate ...