Crystal structure characterization of nautilus shell at different length scales

Rodrigo Rafael Velázquez-Castillo; Jose Reyes-Gasga; Domingo I. García-Gutierrez; Miguel Jose-Yacaman

doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.04.003

Crystal structure characterization of nautilus shell at different length scales

Rodrigo Rafael Velázquez-Castillo, Jose Reyes-Gasga, Domingo I. García-Gutierrez, Miguel Jose-Yacaman

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Abstract

In this work, we studied the shell structure of the Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus by using analytical techniques of scanning (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction. The main objective of this study is the structural characterization of Nautilus shell at different length levels, from micron to nano-scale. The results were also used to try to determine the shell structure mechanism of formation. The information obtained in this work will place our particular knowledge a closer step to understand how self-assembly works in nature, and will increase the opportunities of using this information in the future synthesis of new advanced materials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4508-4517
Number of pages	10
Journal	Biomaterials
Volume	27
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.04.003
State	Published - Sep 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

HRTEM
Nautilus shell
SEM
TEM
X-ray diffraction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanics of Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Bioengineering
Biophysics
Biomaterials

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