Biomineralization : crystals competing for space

N.A.J.M. Sommerdijk; M Cusack

doi:10.1038/nmat4147

Biomineralization : crystals competing for space

N.A.J.M. Sommerdijk, M Cusack

Materials and Interface Chemistry

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Analysis of the growth patterns of calcitic prisms within the shell of the fan mollusc Pinna nobilis shows that growth can be predicted using grain theory and that the organic casings of the prisms set the thermodynamic boundaries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1078-1079
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Materials
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4147
Publication status	Published - 2014

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