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    Bio-inspired materials science at its best - Flexible mesocrystals of calcite

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    Authors
    Gebauer, Denis
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Gebauer, D. 2013. Bio-inspired materials science at its best - Flexible mesocrystals of calcite. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 52 (32): pp. 8208-8209.
    Source Title
    Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
    DOI
    10.1002/anie.201303933
    ISSN
    1433-7851
    School
    Department of Chemistry
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52518
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    Minerals are the benchmark of hard and brittle materials. Self-assembled calcitic spicules were recently obtained utilizing a protein from silica biomineralization, silicatein-a. The synthetic spicules show remarkable material properties including extreme flexibility. Breakthroughs in bio-inspired materials science are highlighted. Will it be possible to obtain similar composites with truly artificial organic constituents? Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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