Structural and chemical characterisation of the biomineralized teeth in marine molluscs using focused ion beam (FIB) processing and TEM

M. Saunders; C. Kong; J.A. Shaw; D.J. Macey; P.L. Clode

doi:10.1017/S1431927609095877

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Structural and chemical characterisation of the biomineralized teeth in marine molluscs using focused ion beam (FIB) processing and TEM

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Structural and chemical characterisation of the biomineralized teeth in marine molluscs using focused ion beam (FIB) processing and TEM

M. Saunders, C. Kong, J.A. Shaw, D.J. Macey and P.L. Clode

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol.15(S2), pp.902-903

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927609095877

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Abstract

Understanding biomineralization processes could provide a means to produce novel biomimetic materials with potential applications in a diverse range of fields from medicine to materials engineering. The teeth of chitons (marine molluscs) represent an excellent example of a composite biomineralized structure, comprising variable layers of iron oxide, iron oxyhydroxide and apatite. While the early stages of the biomineralization process can be well characterised by a variety of microscopy and microanalytical techniques (see, for example, Shaw, et al. elsewhere in these proceedings and [1]), the hard, fully mineralized teeth are a more difficult proposition.

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Title: Structural and chemical characterisation of the biomineralized teeth in marine molluscs using focused ion beam (FIB) processing and TEM
Authors/Creators: M. Saunders (Author/Creator)
C. Kong (Author/Creator)
J.A. Shaw (Author/Creator)
D.J. Macey (Author/Creator)
P.L. Clode (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol.15(S2), pp.902-903
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Identifiers: 991005543730907891
Copyright: (c) Microscopy Society of America
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Note: Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2009 in Richmond, Virginia, USA, July 26 – July 30, 2009

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Citation topics: 2 Chemistry; 2.165 Nanofibers, Scaffolds & Fabrication; 2.165.1082 Calcium Carbonate Crystallization
Web Of Science research areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Microscopy
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