“NACRE is composed of two relatively weak materials: 95 percent calcium carbonate, a brittle ceramic, and 5 percent flexible biopolymer. Even though the calcium carbonate is very weak and brittle on its own, one can get enormous increases in toughness through design at multiple-length scales.”
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linkedin post 2022-06-29 05:12:48
Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022