Sea urchin tooth design: An "All-Calcite" polycrystalline reinforced fiber composite for grinding rocks

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作者
Ma, Yurong [1 ]
Cohen, Sidney R. [2 ]
Addadi, Lia [1 ]
Weiner, Steve [1 ]
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[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Biol Struct, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[2] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Chem Res Support, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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10.1002/adma.200702842
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
A convenient tooth. Here we investigate how the different kinds of calcite crystals in a sea urchin tooth (left) work together as an effective grinding tool. The polycrystalline matrix has a higher elastic modulus and hardness than the single crystals, yet both work together to produce a flat grinding surface (right).
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