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In Vitro Repair of a Biomineral with a Mesocrystal Structure
Author(s) -
Kijima Misako,
Oaki Yuya,
Imai Hiroaki
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201003203
Subject(s) - in vitro , nanocrystal , nanotechnology , computer science , orientation (vector space) , process (computing) , materials science , information retrieval , chemistry , biochemistry , programming language , mathematics , geometry
How to repair a seashell : A partially etched biomineral, namely, the prismatic layer of a seashell, has been repaired in a synthetic system. The oriented nanocrystals and the macroscopic morphologies, with the same specific crystallographic orientation as the original part, can be regenerated through an in vitro repair process (see graphic).