Molecular orbital model of the diatom frustule: Potential for biomimetics

Journal of Materials Science Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 648-650

  Lobel, K D ^a   West, J K ^a   Hench, L L ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPOSITION; CONFORMATIONS; HYDROLYSIS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROTOZOA; SILICA;

BIOGENIC SILICA; BIOMIMETICS; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; DIATOM FRUSTULE; MOLECULAR ORBITAL MODEL; ORGANIC-INORGANIC INTERFACE; REACTION MECHANISM;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0030127138     PISSN: 02618028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00264101     Document Type: Article

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