Hierarchical fibre composite structure and micromechanical properties of phosphatic and calcitic brachiopod shell biomaterials - An overview

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 541-562

  Schmahl, Wolfgang W ^a   Griesshaber, E ^a   Merkel, C ^a   Kelm, K ^b   Deuschle, J ^c   Neuser, R D ^d   Goetz A J ^a   Sehrbrock, A ^e   Mader, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACP; Amorphous calciumphosphate; Biomineralization; EBSD; HAP; Hierarchical architecture; Hydroxylapatite; Nacre; Nano indentation; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

ACP; AMORPHOUS CALCIUMPHOSPHATE; EBSD; HAP; HIERARCHICAL ARCHITECTURE; HYDROXYLAPATITE; NACRE; PALAEOCLIMATE;

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FIBERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDROXYAPATITE; MICROHARDNESS; MINERALOGY; NANOHARDNESS; NANOINDENTATION; NANOPARTICLES; OCEAN HABITATS; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

BIOMINERALIZATION; BRACHIOPOD; CALCITE; CAMBRIAN; CHITIN; COMPOSITE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ELASTIC MODULUS; MICROMECHANICS; PHOSPHATE GROUP; PRESSURE EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BRACHIOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 64549129111     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.2.541     Document Type: Conference Paper

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