The shell has several layers, and is typically made of calcium carbonate precipitated out into an organic matrix.
The organic matrix contains the material needed for dentin formation.
This organ will contain an organic matrix that facilitates and directs the deposition of crystals.
The zone of destruction has a more mixed bacterial population where proteolytic enzymes have destroyed the organic matrix.
The described method can be applied to composites containing inorganic fibers in an organic matrix.
These apatite crystals are embedded in an organic matrix which is mostly collagen.
The test contains an organic matrix, which can sometimes be recovered from fossil samples.
Now and then they take swimmers, dismantle their bodies completely and incorporate them into the organic matrix of the sea.
The MH02 was a prototype using composites with an organic matrix.
This crystalline matter would be oriented by the organic matrix.