Structure and Mechanical Adaptability of a Modern Elasmoid Fish Scale from the Common Carp

Quan, Haocheng; Yang, Wen; Lapeyriere, Marine; Schaible, Eric; Ritchie, Robert O.; Meyers, Marc A.

doi:10.1016/j.matt.2020.05.011

Structure and Mechanical Adaptability of a Modern Elasmoid Fish Scale from the Common Carp

Journal Article · Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Matter (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2020.05.011· OSTI ID:1782188

Quan, Haocheng ^[1]; Yang, Wen ^[2]; Lapeyriere, Marine ^[1]; Schaible, Eric ^[3]; ^[4]; Meyers, Marc A. ^[1]

Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

The carp (Cyprinus carpio) has typical elasmoid scales commonly found on teleosts. They provide protection while retaining flexibility and maneuverability of the fish. The exterior surface of the scale consists of an ultrathin discontinuous mineral layer on top of mineralized woven collagen fibrils. The underlying foundation is composed of two collagenous components. The major one consists of a single-twisted ‘‘Bouligand’’ structure with a twisting angle of 36°. A secondary ‘‘sheet-like’’ structure, formed by thinner collagen fibrils oriented along the thickness direction, acts to increase the integrity of the scale. In this work, we identify the deformation and failure mechanisms of the carp scale, revealing slight tensile anisotropy. Using in situ small-angle X-ray scattering during tensile testing, the toughening mechanisms of the scale, including the adaptive structural reorientation of lamellae as well as fibrillar sliding and elastic deformation, are quantified and compared with those of other fish scales.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Institutes of Health (NIH); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1782188

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1657312

Journal Information:: Matter (Online), Journal Name: Matter (Online) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 3; ISSN 2590-2385

Publisher:: Cell Press/ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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