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Biological Design for Simultaneous Optical Transparency and Mechanical Robustness in the Shell of Placuna placenta
Author(s) -
Li Ling,
Ortiz Christine
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201204589
Subject(s) - robustness (evolution) , transparency (behavior) , materials science , computer science , nanotechnology , optics , mechanical engineering , information retrieval , engineering , physics , biology , biochemistry , computer security , gene
The flat circular‐shaped shells from Placenta placenta demonstrate high optical transparency in the visible light range while still maintaining mechanical robustness. The optical and mechanical design of this mineralized material system in correlation to its multiscale structural and crystallographical features are discussed in detail through both experimental and theoretical approaches.