Research Article

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

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Two “types” of water molecules observed during pulling of GS domain (a) simulation (b) schematic representation. A-BW: aragonite bound water and P-BW: protein bound water.
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