Observing of Surface Microstructure Pearl in Bionic Materials by Scanning Electron Microscopy

Wei Lin Shi; Ye Fei Jin; Qian Xu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.531.379

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Observing of Surface Microstructure Pearl in Bionic Materials by Scanning Electron Microscopy

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We present the surface microstructure of pearls in bionic materials investigated by means of scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). We found that surface microstructure of pearls in bionic materials with superior luster and quality are built up by aragonite blocks with regular shape, such as around, polygon or diamond, while pearls high luster are composed of by spindly shaped blocks, and pearls with weak luster and quality are made of some undefined aragonite blocks. Clearly, the regular shaped aragonite blocks are the most idea blocks in crystallography for building high quality pearls. The study of surface microstructure pearl in bionic materials will be helpful for the development of bionic materials.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 531)

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Wei Lin Shi, Ye Fei Jin, Qian Xu

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Aragonite Blocks, Bionic Materials, Freshwater Pearls, Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM), Surface Microstructure

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