Structural color and microstructure of ligament in bivalve shells of Cyclina sinesis

Kuangwu Yanshi

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Zhang, Gang Sheng ^a,b   Feng, Qing Ling ^b  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aragonite fiber; Quasiperiodic photonic crystal; Shell ligament; Structural color

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; LIGAMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ARAGONITE FIBER; QUASIPERIODIC PHOTONIC CRYSTAL; SHELL LIGAMENT; STRUCTURAL COLOR;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIVALVE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHELL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIVALVIA; CYCLINA;

EID: 33751378368     PISSN: 10016872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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