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. 2023 Oct 14;14:6477. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41740-6

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Fig. 1 — a Schematic diagram of bio-inspired 3D-printed cuttlefish bone structure and RS crystal growth process (cuttlebone photo scale bar, 40 mm; cuttlebone structure scale bar, 100 µm); b The picture of crystal growth in 3D-printed structure at different times (scale bar: 5 mm); CT scan picture of the sample (scale bar: 5 mm), and EDX elemental analysis of sample (scale bar: 500 µm); c Photos of multiple 3D-printed artificial cuttlebone complex structures, demonstrating the design flexibility of this 3D printing method (scale bar: 5 mm).