Nacre Layers (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Nacre Layers

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In order to make artificial nacre, Anne S. Meyer and her team use bacteria to create alternating thin layers of crystallized calcium carbonate and sticky polymer. Each layer is approximately five micrometers thick.

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University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster

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