Publikationen

Sviben, S.; Späker, O.; Bennet, M. A.; Albéric, M.; Dirks, J.-H.; Moussian, B.; Fratzl, P.; Bertinetti, L.; Politi, Y.: Epidermal cell surface structure and chitin-protein co-assembly determine fiber architecture in the Locust cuticle. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 12 (23), S. 25581 - 25590 (2020)

Tadayon, M.; Younes-Metzler, O.; Shelef, Y.; Zaslansky, P.; Rechels, A.; Berner, A.; Zolotoyabko, E.; Barth, F. G.; Fratzl, P.; Bar-On, B. et al.; Politi, Y.: Adaptations for wear resistance and damage resilience: micromechanics of spider cuticular “tools”. Advanced Functional Materials 30 (32), 2000400 (2020)

Zou, Z.; Yang, X.; Albéric, M.; Heil, T.; Wang, Q.; Pokroy, B.; Politi, Y.; Bertinetti, L.: Additives control the stability of amorphous calcium carbonate via two different mechanisms: surface adsorption versus bulk incorporation. Advanced Functional Materials 30 (23), 2000003 (2020)

Albéric, M.; Stifler, C. A.; Zou, Z.; Sun, C.-Y.; Killian, C. E.; Valencia, S.; Mawass, M.-A.; Bertinetti, L.; Gilbert, P. U.P.A.; Politi, Y.: Growth and regrowth of adult sea urchin spines involve hydrated and anhydrous amorphous calcium carbonate precursors. Journal of Structural Biology: X 1 (Januar-March), 100004 (2019)

Neder, M.; Laissue, P. P.; Akiva, A.; Akkaynak, D.; Albéric, M.; Späker, O.; Politi, Y.; Pinkas, I.; Mass, T.: Mineral formation in the primary polyps of pocilloporoid corals. Acta Biomaterialia 96, S. 631 - 645 (2019)

Zou, Z.; Habraken, W.; Matveeva, G.; Jensen, A. C. S.; Bertinetti, L.; Hood, M. A.; Sun, C.-y.; Gilbert, P. U. P. A.; Polishchuk, I.; Pokroy, B. et al.; Mahamid, J.; Politi, Y.; Weiner, S.; Werner, P.; Bette, S.; Dinnebier, R.; Kolb, U.; Zolotoyabko, E.; Fratzl, P.: A hydrated crystalline calcium carbonate phase: Calcium carbonate hemihydrate. Science 363 (6425), S. 396 - 400 (2019)

Albéric, M.; Bertinetti, L.; Zou, Z.; Fratzl, P.; Habraken, W.; Politi, Y.: The crystallization of amorphous calcium carbonate is kinetically governed by ion impurities and water. Advanced Science 5 (5), 1701000 (2018)

Albéric, M.; Caspi, E. N.; Bennet, M.; Ajili, W.; Nassif, N.; Azaïs, T.; Berner, A.; Fratzl, P.; Zolotoyabko, E.; Bertinetti, L. et al.; Politi, Y.: Interplay between calcite, amorphous calcium carbonate, and intracrystalline organics in sea urchin skeletal elements. Crystal Growth & Design 18 (4), S. 2189 - 2201 (2018)

Jensen, A. C. S.; Imberti, S.; Parker, S. F.; Schneck, E.; Politi, Y.; Fratzl, P.; Bertinetti, L.; Habraken, W. J. E. M.: Hydrogen bonding in amorphous calcium carbonate and molecular reorientation induced by dehydration. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (6), S. 3591 - 3598 (2018)

Zou, Z.; Polishchuk, I.; Bertinetti, L.; Pokroy, B.; Politi, Y.; Fratzl, P.; Habraken, W.: Additives influence the phase behavior of calcium carbonate solution by a cooperative ion-association process. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 6 (3), S. 449 - 457 (2018)

Politi, Y.; Pippel, E.; Licuco-Massouh, A. C. J.; Bertinetti, L.; Blumtritt, H.; Barth, F. G.; Fratzl, P.: Nano-channels in the spider fang for the transport of Zn ions to cross-link His-rich proteins pre-deposited in the cuticle matrix. Arthropod Structure & Development 46 (1), S. 30 - 38 (2017)

Zou, Z.; Bertinetti, L.; Politi, Y.; Fratzl, P.; Habraken, W.: Control of polymorph selection in amorphous calcium carbonate crystallization by poly(aspartic acid): two different mechanisms. Small 13 (21), 1603100 (2017)

Zou, Z.; Habraken, W.; Bertinetti, L.; Politi, Y.; Gal, A.; Weiner, S.; Addadi, L.; Fratzl, P.: On the phase diagram of calcium carbonate solutions. Advanced Materials Interfaces 4 (1), 1600076 (2017)

Sviben, S.; Gal, A.; Hood, M. A.; Bertinetti, L.; Politi, Y.; Bennet, M.; Krishnamoorthy, P.; Schertel, A.; Wirth, R.; Sorrentino, A. et al.; Pereiro, E.; Faivre, D.; Scheffel, A.: A vacuole-like compartment concentrates a disordered calcium phase in a key coccolithophorid alga. Nature Communications 7, 11228 (2016)

Valverde Serrano, C.; Leemreize, H.; Bar-On, B.; Barth, F. G.; Fratzl, P.; Zolotoyabko, E.; Politi, Y.: Ordering of protein and water molecules at their interfaces with chitin nano-crystals. Journal of Structural Biology 193 (2), S. 124 - 131 (2016)

Young, S. L.; Chyasnavichyus, M.; Barth, F. G.; Zlotnikov, I.; Politi, Y.; Tsukruk, V. V.: Micromechanical properties of strain-sensitive lyriform organs of a wandering spider (Cupiennius salei). Acta Biomaterialia 41, S. 40 - 51 (2016)

Erko, M.; Younes-Metzler, O.; Rack, A.; Zaslansky, P.; Young, S. L.; Milliron, G.; Chyasnavichyus, M.; Barth, F. G.; Fratzl, P.; Tsukruk, V. et al.; Zlotnikov, I.; Politi, Y.: Micro- and nano-structural details of a spider's filter for substrate vibrations: relevance for low-frequency signal transmission. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 12 (104), 20141111 (2015)

Guggolz, T.; Henne, S.; Politi, Y.; Schütz, R.; Mašić, A.; Müller, C. H. G.; Meißner, K.: Histochemical evidence of β-chitin in parapodial glandular organs and tubes of Spiophanes (Annelida, Sedentaria: Spionidae), and first studies on selected Annelida. Journal of Morphology 276 (12), S. 1433 - 1447 (2015)

Politi, Y.; Weaver, J. C.: Built for tough conditions. Science 347 (6223), S. 712 - 713 (2015)

Schmitt, C. N. Z.; Politi, Y.; Reinecke, A.; Harrington, M. J.: Role of sacrificial protein−metal bond exchange in mussel byssal thread self-healing. Biomacromolecules 16 (9), S. 2852 - 2861 (2015)

Zou, Z.; Bertinetti, L.; Politi, Y.; Jensen, A. C. S.; Weiner, S.; Addadi, L.; Fratzl, P.; Habraken, W.: Opposite particle size effect on amorphous calcium carbonate crystallization in water and during heating in air. Chemistry of Materials 27 (12), S. 4237 - 4246 (2015)

Bar-On, B.; Barth, F. G.; Fratzl, P.; Politi, Y.: Multiscale structural gradients enhance the biomechanical functionality of the spider fang. Nature Communications 5, 3894 (2014)

Degtyar, E.; Harrington, M. J.; Politi, Y.; Fratzl, P.: The mechanical role of metal ions in biogenic protein-based materials. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 53 (45), S. 12026 - 12044 (2014)

Metzger, T. H.; Politi, Y.; Carbone, G.; Bayerlein, B.; Zlotnikov, I.; Zolotoyabko, E.; Fratzl, P.: Nanostructure of biogenic calcite and its modification under annealing: study by high-resolution X-ray diffraction and nanoindentation. Crystal Growth & Design 14 (10), S. 5275 - 5282 (2014)

Young, S. L.; Chyasnavichyus, M.; Erko, M.; Barth, F. G.; Fratzl, P.; Zlotnikov, I.; Politi, Y.; Tsukruk, V. V.: A spider's biological vibration filter: micromechanical characteristics of a biomaterial surface. Acta Biomaterialia 10 (11), S. 4832 - 4842 (2014)

Erko, M.; Hartmann, M. A.; Zlotnikov, I.; Valverde Serrano, C.; Fratzl, P.; Politi, Y.: Structural and mechanical properties of the arthropod cuticle: comparison between the fang of the spider Cupiennius salei and the carapace of American lobster Homarus americanus. Journal of Structural Biology 183 (2), S. 172 - 179 (2013)

Gur, D.; Politi, Y.; Sivan, B.; Fratzl, P.; Weiner, S.; Addadi, L.: Guanine-based photonic crystals in fish scales form from an amorphous precursor. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition 52 (1), S. 388 - 391 (2013)

Gal, A.; Hirsch, A.; Siegel, S.; Li, C. H.; Aichmayer, B.; Politi, Y.; Fratzl, P.; Weiner, S.; Addadi, L.: Plant cystoliths: a complex functional biocomposite of four distinct silica and amorphous calcium carbonate phases. Chemistry – A European Journal 18 (33), S. 10262 - 10270 (2012)

Politi, Y.; Priewasser, M.; Pippel, E.; Zaslansky, P.; Hartmann, J.; Siegel, S.; Li, C. H.; Barth, F. G.; Fratzl, P.: A spider’s fang: how to design an injection needle using chitin-based composite material. Advanced Functional Materials 22 (12), S. 2519 - 2528 (2012)

Politi, Y.; Bar-On, B.; Fabritius, H.-O.: Mechanics of Arthropod Cuticle-Versatility by Structural and Compositional Variation. In: Springer Series in Materials Science, Bd. 282, S. 287 - 327 (Hg. Estrin, Y.; Bréchet, Y.; Dunlop, J.; Fratzl, P.) (2019)

Harrington, M. J.; Degtyar, E.; Reinecke, A.; Schmidt, S.; Schmitt, C. N. Z.; Politi, Y.; Fratzl, P.: Enhancing soft matter mechanics via metal coordination: lessons from the mussel byssus. In Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 8 (Supplement s1), K39 (S 24/25), S. 6 - 38. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2014)