Publications of Yael Politi

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), pp. 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), pp. 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), pp. 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), pp. 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), pp. 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), pp. 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), pp. 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), pp. 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, Vol. 282, pp. 287 - 327 (Eds. 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), pp. 6 - 38. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2014)