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Abalone nacre is a natural ceramic-based composite consisting of 95wt.% stacked CaCO3 tiles and 5wt.% organic layers organized into a unique multilayer structure, which leads to exceptional fracture toughness. Multi-scale toughening mechanisms such as crack deflection at the organic/inorganic interfaces, viscoelastic organic glue, nano-asperities and interconnected mineral bridges between tiles, collaborate...
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