A microstructural study of individual nacre tablet of Pinctada maxima

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 404-411

  Wang, Sheng Nan ^a   Yan, Xiao Hui ^a   Wang, Rizhi ^b   Yu, Da Hui ^c   Wang, Xiao Xiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Aragonite crystal; Biomineral; Microstructure; Nacre

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DENSITY; NACRE; NONHUMAN; PINCTADA; PINCTADA MAXIMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TABLET; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PINCTADA MAXIMA;

ARAGONITE CRYSTAL; BIOMINERAL; MICROSTRUCTURE; NACRE;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NACRE; PINCTADA; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84883463693     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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