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Yasuaki Seki
Researcher at University of California, San Diego
Publications - 13
Citations - 3105
Yasuaki Seki is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Toco toucan & Ultimate tensile strength. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 13 publications receiving 2709 citations. Previous affiliations of Yasuaki Seki include University of California & University of California, Berkeley.
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Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties
TL;DR: In this article, the basic building blocks are described, starting with the 20 amino acids and proceeding to polypeptides, polysaccharides, and polyprotein-saccharide.
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Structure and Mechanical Properties of Selected Biological Materials
Po-Yu Chen,A. Y. M. Lin,Y. S. Lin,Yasuaki Seki,A.G. Stokes,J. Peyras,Eugene A. Olevsky,Marc A. Meyers,Joanna McKittrick +8 more
TL;DR: Recent progress on studies of the abalone and Araguaia river clam shells, arthropod exoskeletons, antlers, tusks, teeth and bird beaks is reported on.
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Biological materials: a materials science approach.
TL;DR: This work applies the power of advanced characterization, mechanical testing, and modeling methods to biomineralized shells, avian beaks and feathers, and fish scales, and presents a few selected bioinspired applications.
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Structural biological composites: An overview
TL;DR: In this article, the overall design principles in biological structural composites and illustrates them for five examples; sea spicules, the abalone shell, conch shell, the toucan and hornbill beaks, and the sheep crab exoskeleton.
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Structure and mechanical behavior of a toucan beak
TL;DR: The structure of a Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) beak was found to be a sandwich composite with an exterior of keratin and a fibrous network of closed cells made of calcium-rich proteins as discussed by the authors.