How 'Bricks' are Organized Inside a Sea Urchin Spicule (IMAGE)

New York University

How 'Bricks' are Organized Inside a Sea Urchin Spicule

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This is a scanning electron microscopy image of a calcite crystal generated in the presence of the sea urchin protein rSpSM50 on a silicon wafer showing organized nanotexturing on exposed surfaces.

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NYU Dentistry: Evans

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