Helical microstructures in molluscan biomineralization are a biological example of close packed helices that may form from a colloidal liquid crystal precursor in a twist-bend nematic phase

1. Berent, K.
2. Cartwright, J.H.E.
3. Checa, A.G.
4. Pimentel, C.
5. Ramos-Silva, P.
6. Sainz-Díaz, C.I.