nacre

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珠母贝，真珠质；

1. As a result, nacre thickness is sometimes just a cosmetic layer that can wear thin over time.
   所以真珠质的厚度就像脸上化妆品，不久就会磨薄了。

The Mechanical Design of Nacre
Nanostructured artificial nacre
Deformation mechanisms in nacre
Multiscale structure of sheet nacre
Amorphous layer around aragonite platelets in nacre
nacre encodes a zebrafish microphthalmia-related protein that regulates neural-crest-derived pigment cell fate
An acidic matrix protein, Pif, is a key macromolecule for nacre formation
Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone – Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials
Continuous self-assembly of organic–inorganic nanocomposite coatings that mimic nacre
Molecular cloning and characterization of lustrin A, a matrix protein from shell and pearl nacre of Haliotis rufescens.