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conference paper
Structure and composition of the nacre-prisms transition in the shell of Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
2008
Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry
A microstructural, mineralogical, and chemical study of the nacre-prisms boundary in the shells of Pinctada margaritifera shows that this boundary is not an abrupt transition, but that there exists a distinct fibrous layer with clear topographic structures and evidence of growth lines. A three-step biomineralization process is proposed that involves changes in the chemical and biochemical composition of the last growth increments of the calcite prisms, formation of the fibrous layer, and development of regular tablets in the nacreous layer.
Type
conference paper
Web of Science ID
WOS:000254233800027
Authors
Dauphin, Yannicke
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Ball, Alexander D.
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Cotte, Marine
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Cuif, Jean-Pierre
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Salome, Murielle
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Susini, Jean
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Williams, C. Terry
Publication date
2008
Published in
Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry
Volume
390
Start page
1659
End page
1669
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
EPFL units
Event name | Event place | Event date |
Vienna, AUSTRIA | Jul 16-18, 2007 | |
Available on Infoscience
May 15, 2012
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