The dynamics of nacre self-assembly

被引:188
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作者
Cartwright, Julyan H. E.
Checa, Antonio G.
机构
[1] CSIC, Lab Estudios Cristalog, Granada 18100, Spain
[2] Univ Granada, Fac Ciencias, Dept Estatig & Paleontol, E-18071 Granada, Spain
关键词
biomineralization; nacre; molluscs; beta-chitin;
D O I
10.1098/rsif.2006.0188
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We show how nacre and pearl construction in bivalve and gastropod molluscs can be understood in terms of successive processes of controlled self-assembly from the molecular- to the macro-scale. This dynamics involves the physics of the formation of both solid and liquid crystals and of membranes and fluids to produce a nanostructured hierarchically constructed biological composite of polysaccharides, proteins and mineral, whose mechanical properties far surpass those of its component parts.
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页码:491 / 504
页数:14
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