PORIFERA MOLLUSCA bacterial nacre Porifera mollusca combines the most significant characteristics of shellfish and sponges and creates synthetic nacre – a biomineral, consisting of about 95 percent calcium carbonate that is known to be 3000 x stronger than its inorganic components due to its composite structure involving about 5 percent of organic material. However, natural …
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Projects of Prof. Mareike Gast at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design