The dynamics of nacre self-assembly

被引：189

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

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE | 2007年 / 4卷 / 14期

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.

引用

页码：491 / 504

页数：14

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