Fundamental Investigation of Biomineralization.

Abstract

The research activities in this augmentation program on biomimetics focused on three areas: (a) understanding the formation of mollusk shell structures, with emphasis on abalone shell, studied by transmission electron microscopy imaging and diffraction; (b) biomineralization (and self-assembly) processes using the synthetic approaches (solution chemistry) with and without using the proteins extracted from the shell organic material and, in a parallel study, (c) understanding of the mechanical properties of the mollusk shell structures (biological composites). The results and major conclusions drawn from these studies are given in the accompanying report. The program supported on graduate student (Ph.D., Daniel Frech) and three undergraduate students (senior students: Demetriah Webster, Mary Katchur, and Gretchen Wahl) in their research in the development of human-resources in this interdisciplinary field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA323529

Entities

People

  • Mehmet Sarikaya

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calcium Compounds
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystallography
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics