Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Direct observation of mineral–organic composite formation reveals occlusion mechanism |
| Authors: |
Kang Rae Cho, Yi-Yeoun Kim, Pengcheng Yang, Wei Cai, Haihua Pan, Alexander N. Kulak, Jolene L. Lau, Prashant Kulshreshtha, Steven P. Armes, Fiona C. Meldrum, James J. De Yoreo |
| Source: |
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2016) |
| Publisher Information: |
Nature Portfolio, 2016. |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: |
Science |
| More Details: |
The occlusion of biomacromolecules can endow biominerals with enhanced mechanical properties. Here, the authors usein situatomic force microscopy and micromechanical simulations to trace micelle incorporation in calcite to shed light on the mechanism of occlusion and cavity formation. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2041-1723 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/ncomms10187 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/25a1c7729326486e9a03765099ebf7ff |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.25a1c7729326486e9a03765099ebf7ff |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
