Structures and Composition of the Crab Carapace: An Archetypal Material in Biomimetic Mechanical Design.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92486-1_25
Abstract: The structures and composition of crab carapaces are of interest to biomimetic designers and materials scientists as they are hierarchically optimised to dissipate fracture energies through molecular to macroscopic length scales. At each length scale, mechanical energy… read more here.
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Resolving Internal Structures and Composition of Biominerals: The Case of Calcitic Prisms of Mollusk Shells
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DOI: 10.1017/s1431927620013379
Abstract: Prismatic layers are, depending on the taxonomy, aragonite or calcite [4, 5]. Calcite prisms of Pteriomorpha have geometrical shape, with polygonal sections (Fig. 1A-L), but their inner structure differs. The longitudinal faces of Pinna prisms… read more here.
Keywords: internal structures; pinctada; composition biominerals; fig ... See more keywords