Structural and mechanical properties of the organic matrix layers of nacre

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 3623-3631

  Song, F ^a   Soh, A K ^b   Bai, Y L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mechanical property; Mineral bridges; Nacre; Nanostructures; Organic matrix

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ORGANIC MATRIX LAYERS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

MINERAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0038722675     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(03)00215-1     Document Type: Article

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