THE COMBS OF HONEYBEES AS COMPOSITE MATERIALS

No abstract is available for this paper.

• Publication year

  1988

• Venue

  Apidologie

• Publication date

  Unknown publication date

• Fields of study

  Biology, Materials Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1051/APIDO:19880102
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• Honeybees and Wax: An Experimental Natural History

  1986cited by this paper
• On the energetic costs of wax production by the African honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii.

  1984cited by this paper
• Materials Testing of Arthropod Cuticle Preparations

  1980cited by this paper
• The X-ray diffraction pattern and deformation texture of beeswax.

  1980cited by this paper
• Extensometric properties of insect fibroins: The green lacewing cross-β, honeybee α-helical and greater waxmoth parallel-β conformations

  1979cited by this paper
• A four-strand coiled-coil model for some insect fibrous proteins☆

  1967cited by this paper
• The Cocoon of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera L.

  1964cited by this paper
• CHAPTER 9 – Silk and Other Cocoon Proteins

  1962cited by this paper
• SUR LE NOIRCISSEMENT DES VIEILLES CIRES

  1962cited by this paper
• Comparative studies of fibroins. II. The crystal structures of various fibroins.

  1960cited by this paper
• Observations on the Temperature Regulation and Food Consumption of Honeybees (Apis Mellifera)

  1958cited by this paper
• Polarisationsoptische Versuche mit Bienenwachs

  1942cited by this paper
• Über die Herkunft der gelben Farbstoffe des Bienenwachses

  1940cited by this paper
• The tensile properties of silk filaments

  1933cited by this paper
• Experiments on the Depolarisation of Light as Exhibited by Various Mineral, Animal, and Vegetable Bodies, with a Reference of the Phenomena to the General Principles of Polarisation

  year unknowncited by this paper
• Nouvelles observations sur les abeilles

  year unknowncited by this paper

• Microbiome–Metabolome Analyses Reveal Compound Risks from Multiple-Generation Cocoon Accumulation in Honeybee Combs

  2026cites this paper
• Age-related comb dimensions of the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea F. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the plains of Karnataka, India.

  2025cites this paper
• An Overview of the Adverse Impacts of Old Combs on Honeybee Colonies and Recommended Beekeeping Management Strategies

  2025cites this paper
• An effective protocol to isolate and mechanically test silk fibers spun by Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) fifth instar larvae

  2025cites this paper
• Honeybee Silk and Chitosan: A Promising Biocomposite for Wound Healing Applications

  2024cites this paper
• A review on complete silk gene sequencing and de novo assembly of artificial silk.

  2024cites this paper
• The Significance of

  2023cites this paper
• Comb Cell Structure and Morphological Characteristics of the Chinese Honey Bee, Apis cerana cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Under Successive Generations

  2023cites this paper
• From responsiveness in biological matter to functional materials: Analogies and inspiration towards the systematic design and synthesis of new smart materials and systems

  2023cites this paper
• Antibacterial effects of propolis and brood comb extracts on the causative agent of European Foulbrood (Melissococcus plutonius) in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

  2022cites this paper
• Some biological aspects of honey bee colonies in relation to the age of beeswax combs

  2021cites this paper
• Natural Hexagons ∗ Honeybee ’ s Pursuit of Perfection and Revered Mystery

  2021cites this paper
• New compound from the plant origin of propolis from Lombok, Indonesia and its antibacterial activity

  2021cites this paper
• Effect of comb age on cell measurements and worker body size

  2021cites this paper
• Diverse silk and silk-like proteins derived from terrestrial and marine organisms and their applications.

  2021cites this paper
• A fermented Pollen Substitute Diet Affects Wax Construction by Honey Bee Workers, (Apies mellifera L.)

  2021cites this paper
• Natural Hexagons

  2021cites this paper
• Comparative transcriptomics indicates endogenous differences in detoxification capacity after formic acid treatment between honey bees and varroa mites

  2020cites this paper
• Bioinspired Honeycomb Core Design: An Experimental Study of the Role of Corner Radius, Coping and Interface

  2020cites this paper
• A simplified thermomechanical approach to visualize hexagonal honeycomb construction

  2019cites this paper
• Standard methods for Apis mellifera beeswax research

  2019cites this paper
• Comb Irradiation Has Limited, Interactive Effects on Colony Performance or Pathogens in Bees, Varroa destructor and Wax Based on Two Honey Bee Stocks

  2019cites this paper
• Bionicomposites.

  2019cites this paper
• 1 Combining living microorganisms with regenerated 2 silk provides nanofibril based thin films with heat 3 responsive wrinkled states for smart food packaging 4

  2018cites this paper
• Combining Living Microorganisms with Regenerated Silk Provides Nanofibril-Based Thin Films with Heat-Responsive Wrinkled States for Smart Food Packaging

  2018cites this paper
• Confirmation of Bioinformatics Predictions of the Structural Domains in Honeybee Silk

  2018cites this paper
• It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature: Functional Materials in Insects

  2018cites this paper
• Properties of Engineered and Fabricated Silks.

  2017cites this paper
• Native honeybee silk membrane: a potential matrix for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

  2016cites this paper
• Development of novel high performance protein materials as bioadhesives

  2016cites this paper
• Bioinspired engineering of honeycomb structure – Using nature to inspire human innovation

  2015cites this paper
• Bombyx mori Silk Fibers: An outstanding family of materials

  2015cites this paper
• Special adhesion of natural honeycomb walls and their application.

  2015cites this paper
• De Novo Engineering of Solid-State Metalloproteins Using Recombinant Coiled-Coil Silk.

  2015cites this paper
• Material Properties of Honeybee Silk

  2014cites this paper
• Material Properties of Scale and Comb Wax

  2014cites this paper
• Conversion of Wax Scales into Comb Wax

  2014cites this paper
• Cross-linking in the silks of bees, ants and hornets.

  2014cites this paper
• Honeybee Nests

  2014influential citation
• Synthesis of Beeswax

  2014cites this paper
• Nectar Flows and Comb-Building

  2014cites this paper
• Epidermis Associated with Wax Secretion in the Harpactor angulosus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

  2014cites this paper
• Collected and self-secreted building materials and their contributions to compression and tension structures

  2014cites this paper
• Effects of Microwave Radiation on Selected Mechanical Properties of Silk

  2013cites this paper
• Physical properties of honeybee silk: a review

  2013cites this paper
• Invited review the coiled coil silk of bees, ants, and hornets.

  2012cites this paper
• Recombinant protein scaffolds for tissue engineering

  2012cites this paper
• Single Honeybee Silk Protein Mimics Properties of Multi-Protein Silk

  2011cites this paper
• Biology of Nesting

  2011cites this paper
• Microstructures and mechanical properties of silks of silkworm and honeybee.

  2010cites this paper
• Antioxidants in wax cappings of honey bee brood

  2010cites this paper
• Brood comb as a humidity buffer in honeybee nests

  2010cites this paper
• Hierarchical, multilayered cell walls reinforced by recycled silk cocoons enhance the structural integrity of honeybee combs

  2010influential citation
• Honeybee silk: recombinant protein production, assembly and fiber spinning.

  2010cites this paper
• Hornet (Vespa) Silk Composed of Coiled-Coil Proteins

  2010cites this paper
• Homeostasis : humidity and water relations in honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera)

  2009cites this paper
• The role of fatty acids in the mechanical properties of beeswax

  2009cites this paper
• Comparative reproduction of Varroa destructor in different types of Russian and Italian honey bee combs

  2008cites this paper
• Artificial Spider Silk-Recombinant Production and Determinants for Fiber Formation

  2008cites this paper
• Identification, recombinant production and structural characterization of four silk proteins from the Asiatic honeybee Apis cerana.

  2008cites this paper
• Hygropreference and brood care in the honeybee (Apis mellifera).

  2008cites this paper
• Alkane composition variations between darker and lighter colored comb beeswax

  2007cites this paper
• A highly divergent gene cluster in honey bees encodes a novel silk family.

  2006cites this paper
• Honeybee combs: construction through a liquid equilibrium process?

  2004cites this paper
• Respiration of individual honeybee larvae in relation to age and ambient temperature

  2004cites this paper
• Chemometric Classification of Comb and Cuticular Waxes of the Honeybee Apis Mellifera Carnica

  2004cites this paper
• Spiderwebs and silk : tracing evolution from molecules to genes to phenotypes

  2003cites this paper
• Effects of comb age on honey bee colony growth and brood survivorship

  2001cites this paper
• Liquid crystalline spinning of spider silk

  2001cites this paper
• Comparative study of wax glands in four Meliponini bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) producing different quantities of wax

  2000cites this paper
• Honeybees of Africa

  1998cites this paper
• Reciprocal interactions between honeybees and combs in the integration of some colony functions in Apis mellifera L.

  1998cites this paper
• Evolution of arthropod silks.

  1997cites this paper
• Synthesis and secretion of beeswax in honeybees

  1991cites this paper