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Abstract:
Pearl and nacre of mollusk shell (Hyriopsis cumingii) were studied with high resolution Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results of X-ray diffraction indicate that the samples are still aragonite after thermal treatment at 160 degrees C for 5hr, however, the significant variations of peak position and band width of FTIR spectra reveal the interaction between organic matrix and inorganic crystal in biomineralized materials. The variations of spectra were studied by a curve-fitting algorithm and the band related to the interaction is revealed.
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