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Phase-field modeling of biomineralization in mollusks and corals: Microstructure vs. formation mechanism
László Gránásy, László Rátkai, Gyula I. Tóth +3
While biological crystallization processes have been studied on the microscale extensively, models addressing the mesoscale aspects of such phenomena are rare. In this work, we inv…
Narrowly distributed crystal orientation in biomineral vaterite
Boaz Pokroy, Lee Kabalah Amitai, Iryna Polishchuk +6
Biominerals formed by animals provide skeletal support, and many other functions. They were previously shown to grow by aggregation of amorphous nanoparticles, but never to grow io…
Ordering in red abalone nacre
Rebecca A. Metzler, Dong Zhou, Mike Abrecht +2
Red abalone nacre is an intensely studied biomineral, and yet its formation mechanism remains poorly understood. Here we report quantitative measurements probing the degree of orde…