barnacle cement
* Sample courtesy of R. Liedert, Prof. A Kesel, University of Applied Sciences Bremen
 
Height image of a network of fibres seen in a sample of protein-based cement produced by barnacles, which is able to stick to many different materials and cure under water.

Intermittent contact mode imaging in buffer solution

scan field 6 µm * 6 µm
z-range 0 - 285 nm  

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