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Texturization Analysis by X-ray Diffraction of Shells of the Mussel Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820) (Mollusca Bivalvia)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Octavio Gómez-Martínez ,
Daniel H. Aguilar ,
Juan J. Alvarado-Gil ,
Patricia Quintana  and
Dalila Aldana-Aranda
Octavio Gómez-Martínez
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Department, Cinvestav-Unidad Mérida.Carretera Antigua a Progreso, Km 6. Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, Mexico
Daniel H. Aguilar
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Department, Cinvestav-Unidad Mérida.Carretera Antigua a Progreso, Km 6. Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, Mexico
Juan J. Alvarado-Gil
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Department, Cinvestav-Unidad Mérida.Carretera Antigua a Progreso, Km 6. Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, Mexico
Patricia Quintana
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Department, Cinvestav-Unidad Mérida.Carretera Antigua a Progreso, Km 6. Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, Mexico
Dalila Aldana-Aranda
Affiliation:
Marine Resources Department, Cinvestav-Unidad Mérida.Carretera Antigua a Progreso, Km 6. Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, Mexico
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Abstract

Most of the inorganic biomineralized materials are deposited on an organic matrix that controls the orientation and structure of the crystals. It is thought that chemical groups at the surface of the matrix may act as a template for the nucleation and growth of the mineral. A x-ray diffraction study of the texturization development of the bivalve mollusk shells is presented; specifically, the mussel Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820), in different growing stages. The x-ray reflections show a preferred orientation that changes as the mollusk grows, and at the final stages only two crystallographic planes prevail.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 711: Symposia FF/GG/HH – Advanced Biomaterials--Characterization, Tissue Engineering and Complexity , 2001 , HH3.45.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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