Figure 3From: Transformation of the matrix structure of shrimp shells during bacterial deproteination and demineralizationSEM and TEM of untreated waste shrimp shells. a) SEM micrograph of a thin section and b) TEM micrograph of different regions of a P. monodon shrimp-shell. A = Epicuticle ( with a channel in Figure 3b), B = exocuticle, C = endocuticle and D = inner membrane of shrimp shells.Back to article page