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. 2020 Jul 31;6(31):eabb4712. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abb4712

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Fig. 4 — (A) Schematic illustration of the fabrication process. (B) Micro–computed tomography image showing a long-range lamellar structure throughout the observed area. (C) SEM image showing the long-range lamellar structure remained after compounding with PMMA. (D) Enlarged SEM image showing the detailed lamellar structure similar to that of natural nacre (E). (F) Optical image showing a large piece of bulk nacre-mimetic HA/PMMA composite (roughly 10 cm by 8 cm by 1 cm), reflecting the scalability of our approach. Photo credit: Nifang Zhao, Zhejiang University.