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Structural commonalities and deviations in the hierarchical organization of crossed-lamellar shells: A case study on the shell of the bivalve Glycymeris glycymeris

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2016

Corinna F. Böhm ,
Benedikt Demmert ,
Joe Harris ,
Tobias Fey ,
Frédéric Marin  and
Stephan E. Wolf
Corinna F. Böhm
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Glass and Ceramics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Benedikt Demmert
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Glass and Ceramics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Joe Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Glass and Ceramics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Tobias Fey
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Glass and Ceramics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Frédéric Marin
Affiliation:
UMR CNRS 6282 Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
Stephan E. Wolf*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Glass and Ceramics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: stephan.e.wolf@fau.de
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Abstract

The structural organization of the palliostracum—the dominant part of the shell which is formed by the mantle cells—of Glycymeris glycymeris (Linné 1758) is comprised of five hierarchical levels with pronounced structural commonalities and deviations from other crossed-lamellar shells. The hierarchical level known as second order lamellae, present within other crossed-lamellar shells, is absent highlighting a short-coming of the currently used nomenclature. On the mesoscale, secondary microtubules penetrate the palliostracum and serve as crack arrestors. Moreover, the growth lamellae follow bent trajectories possibly impacting crack propagation, crack deflection, and energy dissipation mechanisms whilst circumventing delamination. Finally, at least two structural elements are related to external circatidal and circaanular stimuli. This emphasizes that endogeneous rhythms may contribute and (co-)control the self-organization of a complex mineralized tissue and that it is insufficient to rely fully on a reductionistic approach when studying biomineralization.

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biomimetic (assembly)crystal growthtoughness

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Biomineralization and Biomimetics Articles
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 31 , Issue 5 , 14 March 2016 , pp. 536 - 546
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2016 

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