@article{oai:repository.lib.tottori-u.ac.jp:00007225,
 author = {Aklog, Yihun Fantahun and 江草, 真由美 and 上中, 弘典 and Kaminaka, Hironori and 井澤, 浩則 and Izawa, Hironori and 森本, 稔 and Morimoto, Minoru and 斎本, 博之 and Saimoto, Hiroyuki and 伊福, 伸介 and Ifuku, Shinsuke and Aklog, Yihun Fantahun and Egusa, Mayumi},
 issue = {10},
 journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES},
 month = {Oct},
 note = {A protein/CaCO3/chitin nanofiber complex was prepared from crab shells by a simple mechanical treatment with a high-pressure water-jet (HPWJ) system. The preparation process did not involve chemical treatments, such as removal of protein and calcium carbonate with sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid, respectively. Thus, it was economically and environmentally friendly. The nanofibers obtained had uniform width and dispersed homogeneously in water. Nanofibers were characterized in morphology, transparency, and viscosity. Results indicated that the shell was mostly disintegrated into nanofibers at above five cycles of the HPWJ system. The chemical structure of the nanofiber was maintained even after extensive mechanical treatments. Subsequently, the nanofiber complex was found to improve the growth of tomatoes in a hydroponics system, suggesting the mechanical treatments efficiently released minerals into the system. The homogeneous dispersion of the nanofiber complex enabled easier application as a fertilizer compared to the crab shell flakes.},
 title = {Protein/CaCO3/Chitin Nanofiber Complex Prepared from Crab Shells by Simple Mechanical Treatment and Its Effect on Plant Growth},
 volume = {17},
 year = {2016},
 yomi = {アキログ, イフン ファンタフン and エグサ, マユミ and カミナカ, ヒロノリ and イザワ, ヒロノリ and モリモト, ミノル and サイモト, ヒロユキ and イフク, シンスケ and アキログ, イフン ファンタフン and エグサ, マユミ}
}