Abstract:Ostrich eggshells are excellent examples of avian biomineralization. Interest in these eggshells is focused on their potential as a food source, example of a biomaterial for medical and industrial applications, and the use of fossil remains for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Due to this interest, there is some information about aspects of eggshell biomineralization, but it is scattered in different publications and is limited in scope about mineralogy-crystallography and/or composition. Here, we re-examin… Show more
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