Research Article

Mineral and Protein-Bound Water and Latching Action Control Mechanical Behavior at Protein-Mineral Interfaces in Biological Nanocomposites

Figure 3

The nonbonded energy between the interacting groups giving rise to Peak 0: (a) electrostatic energy (b) van der Waals energy.
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