Biomimetic fabrication of pseudohexagonal aragonite tablets through a temperature-varying approach.
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Pseudohexagonal and single-crystal-like aragonite tablets, found in nacre, could be uniformly fabricated through a temperature-varying approach for the first time, indicating the triplet twinning nature and implying a potential significance in biomineralization.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 46 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010