Nanoscale assembly processes revealed in the nacroprismatic transition zone of Pinna nobilis mollusc shells

A perspective on underlying crystal growth mechanisms in biomineralization: solution mediated growth versus nanosphere particle accretion

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Calcium carbonate nucleation driven by ion binding in a biomimetic matrix revealed by in situ electron microscopy

(2015) Paul J. M. Smeets et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Particle Accretion Mechanism Underlies Biological Crystal Growth from an Amorphous Precursor Phase

(2014) Assaf Gal et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Self-similar mesostructure evolution of the growing mollusc shell reminiscent of thermodynamically driven grain growth

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Hybridized/coupled multiple resonances in nacre

(2014) Seung Ho Choi et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Evidence of a Biological Control over Origin, Growth and End of the Calcite Prisms in the Shells of Pinctada margaritifera (Pelecypod, Pterioidea)

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Nanocrystallite model for amorphous calcium carbonate

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Homoepitaxial meso- and microscale crystal co-orientation and organic matrix network structure in Mytilus edulis nacre and calcite

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Calcite Crystal Growth by a Solid-State Transformation of Stabilized Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Nanospheres in a Hydrogel

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Crystal nucleation and near-epitaxial growth in nacre

(2013) Ian C. Olson et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Crystal lattice tilting in prismatic calcite

(2013) Ian C. Olson et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Merging models of biomineralisation with concepts of nonclassical crystallisation: is a liquid amorphous precursor involved in the formation of the prismatic layer of the Mediterranean Fan Mussel Pinna nobilis?

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Different secretory repertoires control the biomineralization processes of prism and nacre deposition of the pearl oyster shell

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Biomimetic layer-by-layer assembly of artificial nacre

(2012) Alexander Finnemore et al.   Nature Communications

Pmarg-Pearlin is a Matrix Protein Involved in Nacre Framework Formation in the Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera

(2011) C. Montagnani et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Nanostructure of Biogenic Calcite Crystals: A View by Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering

(2011) Christoph Gilow et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Mineral bridges in nacre

(2011) Antonio G. Checa et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Transcriptome and proteome analysis of Pinctada margaritifera calcifying mantle and shell: focus on biomineralization

(2010) Caroline Joubert et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Amorphous calcium carbonate in the shells of adult Unionoida

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Investigations of voids in the aragonite platelets of nacre

(2009) Katharina Gries et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Aragonite Prism−Nacre Interface in Freshwater MusselsAnodonta anatina(Linnaeus, 1758) andAnodonta cygnea(L. 1758)

(2009) Andy Freer et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Structure and composition of the nacre–prisms transition in the shell of Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

(2008) Yannicke Dauphin et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

“Tuning in” to Mollusk Shell Nacre- and Prismatic-Associated Protein Terminal Sequences. Implications for Biomineralization and the Construction of High Performance Inorganic−Organic Composites

(2008) John Spencer Evans   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Nanostructure, composition and mechanisms of bivalve shell growth

(2008) D.E. Jacob et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Gradual Ordering in Red Abalone Nacre

(2008) P. U. P. A. Gilbert et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tough, Bio-Inspired Hybrid Materials

(2008) E. Munch et al.   SCIENCE