Supervariate ceramics: biomineralization mechanism

Ceramics are key components of life, forming elaborate and diverse structures found in coccolith, shells, skeletons, and teeth. In materials research, however, one generally finds ceramics difficult to process because of their high hardness and melting points. How organisms effortlessly build stunni...

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Published in:	Materials Today Advances
Main Authors:	Guobin Zhang, Peng Du, Jing Zhong, Yan Bao, Zhengtao Xu, Jian Lu, Yang Yang Li
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-06-01
Subjects:	Biomineralization Multi-ionic system Gelatinous inorganic materials Stress-induced transformation Amorphous Stabilization mechanism
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259004982100014X