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  • Biomineralization research
  • Materials science
  • Spectroscopy

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  • Mollusk shells are complex biominerals with numerous organic components.
  • Understanding the interaction of these organic components in shell formation is challenging.
  • Infrared (IR) spectroscopy offers a non-destructive method to analyze shell composition and structure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply and validate advanced IR spectroscopy techniques for analyzing mollusk shell organic components.
  • To correlate new IR data with existing microstructural and compositional data.
  • To visualize nanoscale structural and compositional features in different mollusk shell samples.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform (DRIFT), Optical Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy (O-PTIR), and Scattering-Type Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy (sSNOM).
  • Analyzed three samples: Concholepas, Pinctada, and cultivated pearls.
  • Integrated IR data with previously available microstructural and compositional analyses.

Main Results:

  • New IR techniques (O-PTIR, sSNOM) provide high spatial resolution for detailed visualization.
  • IR data showed strong concordance with previous non-IR analyses (e.g., ToF-SIMS, XANES).
  • Detailed visualization of pearl inner structure, protein/lipid/sugar distribution in Concholepas, and nacre/prism arrangement in Pinctada was achieved.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced IR spectroscopy methods are validated for studying biogenic calcium carbonate.
  • O-PTIR and sSNOM enable high-resolution mapping of organic components within mollusk shells.
  • These techniques enhance understanding of shell formation and composition at various scales.