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The dynamics of nacre self-assembly
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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.
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- Authors
- Cartwright, J. H. E., & Checa, A. G.
- Venue
- Journal of The Royal Society Interface
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Published
- 2006-12-08
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 491-504
- ISSN
- 1742-5662 (ISSN-L)
- 1742-5689
- OpenAlex
- W2109455351
- Cited by
- 250
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 5.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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