Electron backscatter diffraction study of brachiopod shell calcite - Microscale phase and texture analysis of a poly crystalline biomaterial

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 474-478

  Schmahl, Wolfgang W ^a   Griesshaber, Erika ^a   Neuser, Rolf D ^b   Goetz, Andreas ^a   Lüter, Carsten ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcite biomaterials; Hierarchical structure; Hybrid composite; Nacre; SEM EBSD; Texture; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; MARINE BIOLOGY; TEXTURES;

HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; NACRE; SEM-EBSD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CALCITE;

EID: 63349104006     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: 15214117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200800014     Document Type: Article

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