Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of calcium phosphate platelets that have been grown in a mineralising solution. The purple octagonal shape

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of calcium phosphate platelets that have been grown in a mineralising solution. The purple octagonal shapes are silicon (Si) containing impurities found in this particular sample. The platelets have bundled up to form a tree branch-like structure.

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Photo credit: © KSENIYA SHUTURMINSKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: biomimetics, brushite, calcium, chemical, chemistry, colored, coloured, crystal, crystalline, elastin-, false-coloured, mineral, minerology, phosphate, protein, sem