Structure and mechanical properties of a pteropod shell consisting of interlocked helical aragonite nanofibers

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2011 Oct 24;50(44):10361-5. doi: 10.1002/anie.201103407. Epub 2011 Sep 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anisotropy
  • Calcium Carbonate / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Elasticity
  • Gastropoda / chemistry*
  • Mechanical Phenomena*
  • Nanofibers / chemistry*
  • Nanofibers / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Calcium Carbonate