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Structure and Mechanical Properties of Nacre

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Many biological organisms exhibit unique chemical and physical properties (Lowenstam and Werner, On Biomineralization. Oxford University Press, New York, 1989). They often use components that contain both inorganic and organic compounds with complex structures, and are often hierarchically organized, ranging from nano- to meso-levels. The hierarchical structure provides a high tolerance against defects at all length scales.

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Bhushan, B. (2016). Structure and Mechanical Properties of Nacre. In: Biomimetics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28284-8_14

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