The dynamics of nacre self-assembly

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 4, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 491-504

  Cartwright, Julyan H E ^a   Checa, Antonio G ^b  

^a LABORATORIO DE ESTUDIOS CRISTALOGRÁFICOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Molluscs; Nacre; chitin

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; MINERAL; NANOMATERIAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROPOD; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 34249792090     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0188     Document Type: Article

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