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Advances in Applied Ceramics
Structural, Functional and Bioceramics
Volume 119, 2020 - Issue 8
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Structural and mechanical properties of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) CaCO3 aragonite skeletons, cleaned by chemical bleaching and biological processes

Mahmoud Omera Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAView further author information
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Alejandro Carrasco-Penaa Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAView further author information
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Nina Orlovskayaa Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Boyce E. Collinsb Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Biomaterials, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC, USAView further author information
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Sergey N. Yarmolenkob Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Biomaterials, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC, USAView further author information
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Jagannathan Sankarb Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Biomaterials, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC, USAView further author information
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Ghatu Subhashc Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USAView further author information
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David S. Gilliamd Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, FL, USAView further author information
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John E. Fauthe Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAView further author information
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Pages 434-438 | Received 13 Jan 2020, Accepted 23 Aug 2020, Published online: 09 Sep 2020

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