The dynamics of nacre self-assembly
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- Julyan H.E Cartwright
- Laboratorio de Estudios CristalográficosCSIC, P.T. Ciencias de la Salud, 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Antonio G Checa
- Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada18071 Granada, Spain
Abstract
<jats:p>We show how nacre and pearl construction in bivalve and gastropod molluscs can be understood in terms of successive processes of controlled self-assembly from the molecular- to the macro-scale. This dynamics involves the physics of the formation of both solid and liquid crystals and of membranes and fluids to produce a nanostructured hierarchically constructed biological composite of polysaccharides, proteins and mineral, whose mechanical properties far surpass those of its component parts.</jats:p>
Journal
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- Journal of The Royal Society Interface
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Journal of The Royal Society Interface 4 (14), 491-504, 2006-12-08
The Royal Society
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1360574095509114240
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- ISSN
- 17425662
- 17425689
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- Data Source
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- Crossref