Crystal orientation, toughening mechanisms and a mimic of nacre

By Q. Feng, F. Cui, G. Pu, Ruji J. Wang, H. D. Li. 2000

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Mechanical properties of nacre constituents and their impact on mechanical performance (2006, background): “A strong texture perpendicular to the surface of the tablets was observed.(1,3,4) On the other hand, from atomic force microscopy observations, Li et al.”
Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone - Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials (2009, background): “The waviness of the tablets can be also observed for many other species in the existing literature [1,51–55].”
On the mechanics of mother-of-pearl: a key feature in the material hierarchical structure (2007, background): “2b) and can also be seen on nacre from many other species (Manne et al., 1994; Feng et al., 2000; Song and Bai 2002; Blank et al., 2003), although its impact on mechanical performance has never been explored.”