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An ultrastructural study of the cuticle in the byssus of marine mussel (Mytilus coruscus)

홍합 (Mytilus coruscus) 족사 cuticle의 초미세구조 연구

  • Kim, Sangsik (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Choi, Seung Hwan (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Yoon, Sung Jin (East Sea Research Institute, KIOST) ;
  • Hwang, Dong Soo (School of Interdisciplinary Biosciences and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
  • 김상식 (포항공과대학교 환경공학부) ;
  • 최승환 (포항공과대학교 환경공학부) ;
  • 윤성진 (한국해양과학기술원 동해연구소) ;
  • 황동수 (포항공과대학교 융합생명공학부)
  • Received : 2014.12.23
  • Accepted : 2015.01.12
  • Published : 2014.12.31

Abstract

Mussel byssus is a bundle of threads used to attach mussels to wet substrates. Recently, a thin cuticle layer on the byssus has attracted public attentions due to its remarkable toughness - stiff as epoxy resin and extensible as rubber. Here, we observed ultrastructure of the cuticle layer in a far eastern mussel (Mytilus coruscus) to understand underlying mechanisms for the mechanical properties. The cuticle layer observed by TEM was composed of submicron-sized granular inclusions in a continuous matrix phase. In addition, ultrastructural study in the presence of tertiary amine (Tetraethylammonium, TEA) showed an evidence that the cuticle is stabilized by cation-${\pi}$ interaction.

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