MadSci Network: Biochemistry
Query:

Re: How does the molecular structure of an eggshell affect its strength?

Date: Tue Sep 27 07:16:50 2005
Posted By: Dr. Ankur Shah, Doctor (MBBS), Medical Officer
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1127787859.Bc
Message:

I think you would have already tried google for your project. I did the same and managed to come up with two websites that might provide you with an idea of eggshell structure. You might also try google again with the keywords "eggshell" or "eggshell architecture".

The two links I found are http://www.xray.cz/epdic/abstracts/293.htm, and http://www.paru.cas.cz/folia/pdf/3-01/Zdar.pdf (1.5 Mb PDF download).

Hope this helps you. All the best for your project

[Moderator's Note: While the first link that Ankur provided above appears to be discussing Chicken eggshells, the second link will tell you about the structure of the eggshells of a fish parasite. You may want to narrow your google searches by including the name of the organism in which you are interested (e.g., chicken, alligator, ostrich, etc.). In addition, you can find many answers about eggshells in our archives.]


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