In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 102, No. 36 ( 2005-09-06), p. 12653-12655
Abstract:
We reveal that the aragonite CaCO 3 platelets in nacre of Haliotis laevigata are covered with a continuous layer of disordered amorphous CaCO 3 and that there is no protein interaction with this layer. This finding contradicts classical paradigms of biomineralization, e.g., an epitaxial match between the structural organic matrix and the formed mineral. This finding also highlights the role of physicochemical effects in morphogenesis, complementing the previously assumed total control by biomolecules and bioprocesses, with many implications in nanotechnology and materials science.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0027-8424
,
1091-6490
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0502577102
Language:
English
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date:
2005
detail.hit.zdb_id:
209104-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1461794-8
SSG:
11
SSG:
12
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