Research Article

Nanostructural Organization of Naturally Occurring Composites—Part I: Silica-Collagen-Based Biocomposites

Figure 1

(a) Marine glass sponge Monorhaphis chuni, a member of the hexactinellids, (b) the sponge consists of a giant basal spicule which anchors Monorhaphis to the sandy substratum.
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