Growing a synthetic mollusk shell

Science. 2016 Oct 7;354(6308):32-33. doi: 10.1126/science.aah6507.

Author

Francois Barthelat¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 2K6, Canada. francois.barthelat@mcgill.ca.

PMID: 27846481
DOI: 10.1126/science.aah6507

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animal Shells / chemistry*
Animal Shells / ultrastructure
Animals
Biomimetic Materials / chemistry*
Biomimetics / methods*
Calcification, Physiologic
Mollusca / chemistry*
Mollusca / growth & development
Nacre / chemistry*

Substances

Nacre