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Ucar S, Nielsen AR, Mojsoska B, Dideriksen K, Andreassen JP, Zuckermann RN, Sand KK. Exploiting Saturation Regimes and Surface Effects to Tune Composite Design: Single Platelet Nanocomposites of Peptoid Nanosheets and CaCO 3. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:19496-19506. [PMID: 38568217 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Mineral-polymer composites found in nature exhibit exceptional structural properties essential to their function, and transferring these attributes to the synthetic design of functional materials holds promise across various sectors. Biomimetic fabrication of nanocomposites introduces new pathways for advanced material design and explores biomineralization strategies. This study presents a novel approach for producing single platelet nanocomposites composed of CaCO3 and biomimetic peptoid (N-substituted glycines) polymers, akin to the bricks found in the brick-and-mortar structure of nacre, the inner layer of certain mollusc shells. The significant aspect of the proposed strategy is the use of organic peptoid nanosheets as the scaffolds for brick formation, along with their controlled mineralization in solution. Here, we employ the B28 peptoid nanosheet as a scaffold, which readily forms free-floating zwitterionic bilayers in aqueous solution. The peptoid nanosheets were mineralized under consistent initial conditions (σcalcite = 1.2, pH 9.00), with variations in mixing conditions and supersaturation profiles over time aimed at controlling the final product. Nanosheets were mineralized in both feedback control experiments, where supersaturation was continuously replenished by titrant addition and in batch experiments without a feedback loop. Complete coverage of the nanosheet surface by amorphous calcium carbonate was achieved under specific conditions with feedback control mineralization, whereas vaterite was the primary CaCO3 phase observed after batch experiments. Thermodynamic calculations suggest that time-dependent supersaturation profiles as well as the spatial distribution of supersaturation are effective controls for tuning the mineralization extent and product. We anticipate that the control strategies outlined in this work can serve as a foundation for the advanced and scalable fabrication of nanocomposites as building blocks for nacre-mimetic and functional materials.
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- Seniz Ucar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7491, Norway
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkiye
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- Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde 4000, Denmark
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- Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7491, Norway
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- Biological Nanostructures Facility, The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California CA 94720, United States
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- Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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Mader A, Helmbrecht L, Noorduin WL. Multi-layered Barium and Strontium Carbonate Structures Induced by the Small Organic Dye Acid Orange 7. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2021; 21:6349-6356. [PMID: 34759785 PMCID: PMC8569680 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The crystal growth behavior induced by small molecular additives is commonly assumed to be far less complex and rich in comparison to that obtained when using macromolecules. Herein, we demonstrate that the small organic molecule Acid Orange 7 can induce a large diversity of multi-layered barium carbonate structures. These multi-layered structures stem from the small molecule imperfectly blocking the fastest growing crystal face. By tuning the balance of growth and inhibition, we control the layer shape and thickness of the structures. Extending these strategies to strontium carbonate enables the precipitation of large quasi two-dimensional multi-layer sheets. Collectively, these findings highlight the unforeseen potential for using small organic molecules to induce the formation of complex inorganic structures.
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Stabilized Amorphous Calcium Carbonate as a Precursor of Microcoating on Calcite. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13173762. [PMID: 32858839 PMCID: PMC7503780 DOI: 10.3390/ma13173762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Highly controlled biomineralization of calcium carbonate is via non-classical mesocrystallization of amorphous precursors. In the present study, a simple in vitro assay was developed to mimic the biological process, which involved stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate and a single crystal substrate of calcite. The microcoating layer formed on the calcite substrate displayed mesocrystalline characteristics, and the layers near the substrate were strongly influenced by the epitaxy to the substrate. This behavior was preserved even when the morphology of the coating layer was modified with poly(acrylic acid), a model anionic macromolecule. Interestingly, the extent of the epitaxy increased substantially with poly(ethylene imine), which barely affected the crystal morphology. The in vitro assay in the present study will be useful in the investigations of the biomineralization and bioinspired crystallization of calcium carbonate in general.
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Von Euw S, Azaïs T, Manichev V, Laurent G, Pehau-Arnaudet G, Rivers M, Murali N, Kelly DJ, Falkowski PG. Solid-State Phase Transformation and Self-Assembly of Amorphous Nanoparticles into Higher-Order Mineral Structures. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:12811-12825. [PMID: 32568532 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Materials science has been informed by nonclassical pathways to crystallization, based on biological processes, about the fabrication of damage-tolerant composite materials. Various biomineralizing taxa, such as stony corals, deposit metastable, magnesium-rich, amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles that further assemble and transform into higher-order mineral structures. Here, we examine a similar process in abiogenic conditions using synthetic, amorphous calcium magnesium carbonate nanoparticles. Applying a combination of high-resolution imaging and in situ solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, we reveal the underlying mechanism of the solid-state phase transformation of these amorphous nanoparticles into crystals under aqueous conditions. These amorphous nanoparticles are covered by a hydration shell of bound water molecules. Fast chemical exchanges occur: the hydrogens present within the nanoparticles exchange with the hydrogens from the surface-bound H2O molecules which, in turn, exchange with the hydrogens of the free H2O molecule of the surrounding aqueous medium. This cascade of chemical exchanges is associated with an enhanced mobility of the ions/molecules that compose the nanoparticles which, in turn, allow for their rearrangement into crystalline domains via solid-state transformation. Concurrently, the starting amorphous nanoparticles aggregate and form ordered mineral structures through crystal growth by particle attachment. Sphere-like aggregates and spindle-shaped structures were, respectively, formed from relatively high or low weights per volume of the same starting amorphous nanoparticles. These results offer promising prospects for exerting control over such a nonclassical pathway to crystallization to design mineral structures that could not be achieved through classical ion-by-ion growth.
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- Stanislas Von Euw
- Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Program, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States.,Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 R590, Ireland
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.,Institute of Advanced Materials, Devices, and Nanotechnology, Rutgers University, 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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- UMR 3528 and UTech UBI, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Devices, and Nanotechnology, Rutgers University, 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.,Department of Physics, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 R590, Ireland
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- Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Program, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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Liu YY, Liu L, Chen SM, Chang FJ, Mao LB, Gao HL, Ma T, Yu SH. Charged Nanowire-Directed Growth of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Nanosheets in a Mixed Solvent for Biomimetic Composite Films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:5813-5820. [PMID: 29671602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bio-inspired mineralization is an effective way for fabricating complex inorganic materials, which inspires us to develop new methods to synthesize materials with fascinating properties. In this article, we report that the charged tellurium nanowires (TeNWs) can be used as biomacromolecule analogues to direct the formation of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanosheets (ACCNs) in a mixed solvent. The effects of surface charges and the concentration of the TeNWs on the formation of ACCNs have been investigated. Particularly, the produced ACCNs can be functionalized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles to produce magnetic ACC/Fe3O4 hybrid nanosheets that can be used to construct ACC/Fe3O4 composite films through a self-evaporation process. Moreover, sodium alginate-ACC nanocomposite films with remarkable toughness and good transmittance can also be fabricated by using such ACCNs as nanoscale building blocks. This mineralization approach in a mixed solvent using charged TeNWs as biomacromolecule analogues provides a new way for the synthesis of ACCNs, which can be used as nanoscale building blocks for the fabrication of biomimetic composite films.
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- Yang-Yi Liu
- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , P. R. China
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Nakouzi E, Fares HM, Schlenoff JB, Steinbock O. Polyelectrolyte complex films influence the formation of polycrystalline micro-structures. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:3164-3170. [PMID: 29632902 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm02466e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Silica-carbonate biomorphs are inorganic materials composed of thousands of crystalline nanorods that assemble complex morphologies such as helices, vessels, and sheets. We investigate the effect on biomorph crystallization of polyelectrolyte complex films that are prepared using the layer-by-layer deposition technique and post-processed to obtain three stable, chemically distinct films. Biomorph growth on poly(diallyldimethylammonium)-dominated substrates (cationic) shows polycrystalline helical and sheet structures bounded by large witherite prisms. Crystallization on poly(styrenesulfonate)-dominated (anionic) and stoichiometric substrates follows a qualitatively different pathway. We observe islands of radial mineral films that over several days extend at a remarkably constant velocity of 0.48 μm h-1 and eventually mineralize the whole substrate. Our work opens exciting avenues for the use of polyelectrolyte films as tunable substrates for biomimetic crystallization.
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- Elias Nakouzi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA.
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Li M, Chen Y, Mao LB, Jiang Y, Liu MF, Huang Q, Yu Z, Wang S, Yu SH, Lin C, Liu XY, Cölfen H. Seeded Mineralization Leads to Hierarchical CaCO 3 Thin Coatings on Fibers for Oil/Water Separation Applications. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:2942-2951. [PMID: 29433306 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Like their biogenic counterparts, synthetic minerals with hierarchical architectures should exhibit multiple structural functions, which nicely bridge the boundaries between engineering and functional materials. Nevertheless, design of bioinspired mineralization approaches to thin coatings with distinct micro/nanotextures remains challenging in the realm of materials chemistry. Herein, a general morphosynthetic method based on seeded mineralization was extended to achieve prismatic-type thin CaCO3 coatings on fibrous substrates for oil/water separation applications. Distinct micro/nanotextures of the overlayers could be obtained in mineralization processes in the presence of different soluble (bio)macromolecules. These hierarchical thin coatings therefore exhibit multiple structural functions including underwater superoleophobicity, ultralow adhesion force of oil in water, and comparable stiffness/strength to the prismatic-type biominerals found in mollusk shells. Moreover, this controllable approach could proceed on fibrous substrates to obtain robust thin coatings, so that a modified nylon mesh could be employed for oil/water separation driven by gravity. Our bioinspired approach based on seeded mineralization opens the door for the deposition of hierarchical mineralized thin coatings exhibiting multiple structural functions on planar and fibrous substrates. This bottom-up strategy could be readily extended for the syntheses of advanced thin coatings with a broad spectrum of engineering and functional constituents.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117542
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- Physical Chemistry , University of Konstanz , Konstanz 78457 , Germany
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Xiao C, Li M, Wang B, Liu MF, Shao C, Pan H, Lu Y, Xu BB, Li S, Zhan D, Jiang Y, Tang R, Liu XY, Cölfen H. Total morphosynthesis of biomimetic prismatic-type CaCO 3 thin films. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1398. [PMID: 29123105 PMCID: PMC5680295 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01719-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Biomimetic mineralization can lead to advanced crystalline composites with common chemicals under ambient conditions. An exceptional example is biomimetic nacre with its superior fracture toughness. The synthesis of the prismatic layer with stiffness and wear resistance nonetheless remains an elusive goal. Herein, we apply a biomimetic mineralization method to grow prismatic-type CaCO3 thin films, mimicking their biogenic counterparts found in mollusk shells with a three-step pathway: coating a polymer substrate, deposition of a granular transition layer, and mineralization of a prismatic overlayer. The synthetic prismatic overlayers exhibit structural similarity and comparable hardness and Young's modulus to their biogenic counterparts. Furthermore, employment of a biomacromolecular soluble additive, silk fibroin, in fabrication of the prismatic thin films leads to micro-/nano-textures with enhanced toughness and emerging under-water superoleophobicity. This study highlights the crucial role of the granular transition layer in promoting competition growth of the prismatic layer.
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- Chuanlian Xiao
- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramic Fibers, Ministry of Education, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
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- College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 117542, Singapore, Singapore
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- Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, 78457, Germany.
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Neira-Carrillo A, Fernández MS, Hevia GP, Arias JL, Gebauer D, Cölfen H. Retrosynthesis of CaCO 3 via amorphous precursor particles using gastroliths of the Red Claw lobster (Cherax quadricarinatus). J Struct Biol 2017; 199:46-56. [PMID: 28506935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2017.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gastroliths are highly calcified structures formed in the cardiac stomach wall of crustaceans for the temporary storage of amorphous CaCO3 (ACC). The gastrolithic ACC is stabilized by the presence of biomolecules, and represents a novel model for research into biomineralization. For the first time, an in vitro biomimetic retrosynthesis of scaffolds of gastrolithic matrices with CaCO3 is presented. With the help of synthetic polyacrylic (PAA) and phytic (PA) acids, amorphous precursor particles were stabilized in double (DD) and gas (GD) diffusion crystallization assays. The presence of these synthetic molecules as efficient inhibitors of nucleation and growth of CaCO3, and the use of biological gastrolith scaffolds as confined reaction environments determined the kinetics of crystallization, and controlled the morphogenesis of CaCO3. The formation of ACC particles was demonstrated and their crystallization was followed by light microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and electron diffraction.
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78464, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78464, Germany
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Rodríguez-Navarro C, Ruiz-Agudo E, Harris J, Wolf SE. Nonclassical crystallization in vivo et in vitro (II): Nanogranular features in biomimetic minerals disclose a general colloid-mediated crystal growth mechanism. J Struct Biol 2016; 196:260-287. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu Y, Luo D, Wang T. Hierarchical Structures of Bone and Bioinspired Bone Tissue Engineering. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:4611-4632. [PMID: 27322951 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Bone, as a mineralized composite of inorganic (mostly carbonated hydroxyapatite) and organic (mainly type I collagen) phases, possesses a unique combination of remarkable strength and toughness. Its excellent mechanical properties are related to its hierarchical structures and precise organization of the inorganic and organic phases at the nanoscale: Nanometer-sized hydroxyapatite crystals periodically deposit within the gap zones of collagen fibrils during bone biomineralization process. This hierarchical arrangement produces nanomechanical heterogeneities, which enable a mechanism for high energy dissipation and resistance to fracture. The excellent mechanical properties integrated with the hierarchical nanostructure of bone have inspired chemists and material scientists to develop biomimetic strategies for artificial bone grafts in tissue engineering (TE). This critical review provides a broad overview of the current mechanisms involved in bone biomineralization, and the relationship between bone hierarchical structures and the deformation mechanism. Our goal in this review is to inspire the application of these principles toward bone TE.
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- Yan Liu
- Center for Craniofacial Stem Cell Research and Regeneration, Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, 102249, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
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Kajiyama S, Nishimura T, Sakamoto T, Kato T. Aragonite nanorods in calcium carbonate/polymer hybrids formed through self-organization processes from amorphous calcium carbonate solution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2014; 10:1634-1641. [PMID: 24425526 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201302745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Revised: 11/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nanostructured inorganic/polymer hybrid thin films comprising aragonite nanorods derived from aqueous suspensions of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) are prepared. For the formation of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)/polymer hybrids, spincoated and annealed films of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) that function as polymer matrices are soaked in aqueous colloidal solutions dispersing ACC stabilized by poly(acrylic acid) (PAA). In the initial stage, calcite thin films form on the surface. Subsequently, aragonite crystals start to form inside the PVA matrix that contains PVA crystallites which induce aragonite nucleation. Nanostructured hybrids composed of calcite thin films consisting of nanoparticles and assembled aragonite nanorods are formed in the matrices of PVA.
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- Satoshi Kajiyama
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Yao HB, Ge J, Mao LB, Yan YX, Yu SH. 25th anniversary article: Artificial carbonate nanocrystals and layered structural nanocomposites inspired by nacre: synthesis, fabrication and applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:163-87. [PMID: 24338814 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201303470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Rigid biological systems are increasingly becoming a source of inspiration for the fabrication of next generation advanced functional materials due to their diverse hierarchical structures and remarkable engineering properties. Among these rigid biomaterials, nacre, as the main constituent of the armor system of seashells, exhibiting a well-defined 'brick-and-mortar' architecture, excellent mechanical properties, and interesting iridescence, has become one of the most attractive models for novel artificial materials design. In this review, recent advances in nacre-inspired artificial carbonate nanocrystals and layered structural nanocomposites are presented. To clearly illustrate the inspiration of nacre, the basic principles relating to plate-like aragonite single-crystal growth and the contribution of hierarchical structure to outstanding properties in nacre are discussed. The inspiration of nacre for the synthesis of carbonate nanocrystals and the fabrication of layered structural nanocomposites is also discussed. Furthermore, the broad applications of these nacre inspired materials are emphasized. Finally, a brief summary of present nacre-inspired materials and challenges for the next generation of nacre-inspired materials is given.
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- Hong-Bin Yao
- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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He W, Fu Y, Andersson M. Morphological control of calcium phosphate nanostructures using lyotropic liquid crystals. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:3214-3220. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00095a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chen SF, Cölfen H, Antonietti M, Yu SH. Ethanol assisted synthesis of pure and stable amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:9564-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45427d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Li XQ, Zeng HC. Calcium carbonate nanotablets: bridging artificial to natural nacre. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2012; 24:6277-82. [PMID: 22976169 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201202733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Revised: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Single-crystalline CaCO(3) nanotablets are synthesized in large quantities through oriented attachment of pristine nanoparticles. The prepared nanotablets can serve as genuine building blocks for the construction of nacreous inorganic-organic hybrids, through which freestanding films and monoliths with tunable composition and mechanical properties are fabricated. These newly available CaCO(3) crystal tablets may also serve as a starting platform for future CaCO(3) research.
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- Xuan Qi Li
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Ding T, Song K, Yang G, Tung CH. Tunable fabrication of two-dimensional arrays of polymer nanobowls for biomimic growth of amorphous calcium carbonate. Macromol Rapid Commun 2012; 33:1562-7. [PMID: 22753380 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201200351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Two-dimensional arrays of polymer nanobowls can be fabricated by an oxygen plasma etching technique. The 2D colloidal crystals made of SiO(2) @PMMA particles are fabricated by a convective self-assembly method. The oxygen plasma treatment is applied to the colloidal crystals to selectively etch the PMMA shells. Because the oxygen plasma etching proceeds in a layer-by-layer manner from top to bottom, the top parts of the PMMA shells are etched first, and the silica cores are exposed to the atmosphere, which can be removed with HF, leaving the bowl-shaped PMMA shells to form 2D arrays of polymer nanobowls. The size and packing density of the nanobowl arrays can be tuned with tightly controlled etching time. The polymer nanobowl arrays can also serve as a template to direct the growth of calcium carbonate within the interstice of the nanobowls.
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- Tao Ding
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, People's Republic of China.
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Corni I, Harvey TJ, Wharton JA, Stokes KR, Walsh FC, Wood RJK. A review of experimental techniques to produce a nacre-like structure. BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS 2012; 7:031001. [PMID: 22535879 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/7/3/031001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The performance of man-made materials can be improved by exploring new structures inspired by the architecture of biological materials. Natural materials, such as nacre (mother-of-pearl), can have outstanding mechanical properties due to their complicated architecture and hierarchical structure at the nano-, micro- and meso-levels which have evolved over millions of years. This review describes the numerous experimental methods explored to date to produce composites with structures and mechanical properties similar to those of natural nacre. The materials produced have sizes ranging from nanometres to centimetres, processing times varying from a few minutes to several months and a different range of mechanical properties that render them suitable for various applications. For the first time, these techniques have been divided into those producing bulk materials, coatings and free-standing films. This is due to the fact that the material's application strongly depends on its dimensions and different results have been reported by applying the same technique to produce materials with different sizes. The limitations and capabilities of these methodologies have been also described.
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- I Corni
- National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton, Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Xia Y, Gu Y, Zhou X, Xu H, Zhao X, Yaseen M, Lu JR. Controllable Stabilization of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgel Films through Biomimetic Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:2299-308. [PMID: 22715987 DOI: 10.1021/bm300539f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Yongqing Xia
- Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao
Economic Development Zone, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao
Economic Development Zone, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao
Economic Development Zone, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao
Economic Development Zone, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Department of Chemical
and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, United
Kingdom
- Biological Physics
Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Schuster Building, Oxford Road, Manchester,
M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Biological Physics
Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Schuster Building, Oxford Road, Manchester,
M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Biological Physics
Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Schuster Building, Oxford Road, Manchester,
M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Production of CaCO3/hyperbranched polyglycidol hybrid films using spray-coating technique. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 374:61-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2011] [Revised: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Xiao J, Yang S. Bio-inspired synthesis: understanding and exploitation of the crystallization process from amorphous precursors. NANOSCALE 2012; 4:54-65. [PMID: 22068899 DOI: 10.1039/c1nr11044f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Many biominerals, such as mollusk nacre, sea urchin, bone and teeth, are found to form by an amorphous precursor pathway, and these biominerals have remarkable properties, which are better than their artificial material counterparts that are formed at high temperatures and high pressures. More than ever, synthesizing technologically relevant materials following nature's way with a specific size, shape, orientation, organization, and complex form has been a focus of ongoing interest due to the increasing need for low cost and environmentally friendly approaches to processing advanced materials. Herein, we present recent developments in the crystallization process from amorphous precursors by primarily drawing on results from our own laboratory, and discuss some unique characteristics from the transformation process that can be exploited for the design and synthesis of artificial functional materials.
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- Junwu Xiao
- Department of Chemistry, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Chen PC, Wan LS, Xu ZK. Bio-inspired CaCO3 coating for superhydrophilic hybrid membranes with high water permeability. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34203k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jiang Y, Gower L, Volkmer D, Cölfen H. The existence region and composition of a polymer-induced liquid precursor phase for dl-glutamic acid crystals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:914-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp21862j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dong W, Cheng H, Yao Y, Zhou Y, Tong G, Yan D, Lai Y, Li W. Bioinspired synthesis of calcium carbonate hollow spheres with a nacre-type laminated microstructure. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:366-370. [PMID: 21117681 DOI: 10.1021/la1034799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this Article, we combine the characters of hyperbranched polymers and the concept of double-hydrophilic block copolymer (DHBC) to design a 3D crystal growth modifier, HPG-COOH. The novel modifier can efficiently control the crystallization of CaCO(3) from amorphous nanoparticles to vaterite hollow spheres by a nonclassical crystallization process. The obtained vaterite hollow spheres have a special puffy dandelion-like appearance; that is, the shell of the hollow spheres is constructed by platelet-like vaterite mesocrystals, perpendicular to the globe surface. The cross-section of the wall of a vaterite hollow sphere is similar to that of nacres in microstructure, in which platelet-like calcium carbonate mesocrystals pile up with one another. These results reveal the topology effect of the crystal growth modifier on biomineralization and the essential role of the nonclassical crystallization for constructing hierarchical microstructures.
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- Wenyong Dong
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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Liu F, Gao Y, Zhao S, Shen Q, Su Y, Wang D. Biomimetic fabrication of pseudohexagonal aragonite tablets through a temperature-varying approach. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 46:4607-9. [PMID: 20396833 DOI: 10.1039/b925593a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pseudohexagonal and single-crystal-like aragonite tablets, found in nacre, could be uniformly fabricated through a temperature-varying approach for the first time, indicating the triplet twinning nature and implying a potential significance in biomineralization.
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- Fenglin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Chen SF, Zhu JH, Jiang J, Cai GB, Yu SH. Polymer-controlled crystallization of unique mineral superstructures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2010; 22:540-545. [PMID: 20217750 DOI: 10.1002/adma.200901964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The origin of complex superstructures of biomaterials in biological systems and the amazing self-assembly mechanisms of their emergence have attracted a great deal of attention recently. Mimicking nature, diverse kinds of hydrophilic polymers with different functionalities and organic insoluble matrices have been designed for the morphogenesis of inorganic crystals. In this Research News, emerging new strategies for morphogenesis and controlled crystal growth of minerals, that is, selective adsorption and mesoscale transformation for highly ordered superstructures, the combination of a synthetic hydrophilic polymer with an insoluble matrix, a substrate, or the air/solution interface, and controlled crystallization in a mixed solvent are highlighted. It is shown that these new strategies can be even further extended to morphogenesis and controlled crystallization of diverse inorganic or inorganic-organic hybrid materials with structural complexity, structural specialties, and improved functionalities.
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- Shao-Feng Chen
- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Burghard Z, Zini L, Srot V, Bellina P, Aken PAV, Bill J. Toughening through nature-adapted nanoscale design. NANO LETTERS 2009; 9:4103-4108. [PMID: 19894704 DOI: 10.1021/nl902324x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The extraordinary combination of strength and toughness attained by nature's highly sophisticated structural design in nacre has inspired the synthesis of novel nanocomposites. In this context, the organic-inorganic hierarchical design of nacre has been mimicked. However, two key features of nacre, namely the scaling of the structural components and the low content of the organic phase, have not been replicated yet. Here, we present thin nanocomposite films with properly adjusted thicknesses of the organic and inorganic layers, as well as a microstructure that closely resembles that of nacre. These films, which are obtained by the combination of low-temperature chemical bath deposition of titania with layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolytes, exhibit enhancement in a fracture toughness by a factor of 4, combined with notable increase in hardness, while the Young's modulus is largely preserved in comparison to the single titania layer. Our findings highlight the significance of the 10:1 inorganic/organic layer thickness ratio evolved by nature, and provide novel perspectives for the future development of efficient bioinspired thin films.
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- Zaklina Burghard
- Institute for Material Science, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstrasse 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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Lee SW, Lee KB, Park SB. A new approach to the synthesis of functional thin films: Hierarchical synthesis of CaCO3 thin films and their transformation into patterned metal thin films. Micron 2009; 40:737-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2009.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 04/20/2009] [Accepted: 04/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chen Y, Xiao J, Wang Z, Yang S. Observation of an amorphous calcium carbonate precursor on a stearic acid monolayer formed during the biomimetic mineralization of CaCO(3). LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:1054-1059. [PMID: 19099353 DOI: 10.1021/la8029424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The Langmuir monolayer is widely regarded as a model for investigating biomineralization on biological membranes, but so far the crystallization process has been elusive. In this work, we study the crystallization process of CaCO(3) on a stearic acid monolayer at the air-water interface by in situ Brewster angle microscopy and ex situ electron microscopy. It is shown that the final CaCO(3) crystals are transformed from a particle precursor rather than directly from the solvated ions under the compressed stearic acid monolayer. SEM and TEM images reveal that the precursors are uniform spherical particles of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) with sizes smaller than 100 nm. The amorphous particles are produced in an early stage of mineralization and can be stabilized for at least 0.5 h. Subsequently, the ACC particles tend to aggregate with increasing population and are eventually transformed into the crystalline calcite phase with the elapse of time. This work is the first to clarify the crystallization process of calcium carbonate under the monolayer at the air-water interface by a direct observation of the ACC and therefore establish the roles of stearic acid in the process.
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- Yijian Chen
- Department of Chemistry, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Meldrum FC, Cölfen H. Controlling mineral morphologies and structures in biological and synthetic systems. Chem Rev 2009; 108:4332-432. [PMID: 19006397 DOI: 10.1021/cr8002856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 756] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Fiona C Meldrum
- School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom.
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Oldenbourg R. Polarized light field microscopy: an analytical method using a microlens array to simultaneously capture both conoscopic and orthoscopic views of birefringent objects. J Microsc 2008; 231:419-32. [PMID: 18754996 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02053.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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For the comprehensive analysis of anisotropic materials, a new approach, called 'polarized light field microscopy' is introduced. It uses an LC-PolScope to which a microlens array was added at the image plane of the objective lens. The system is patterned after the 'light field microscope' that achieves both lateral and axial resolution in thick specimens in a single camera exposure. In polarized light field microscopy, the microlens array generates a hybrid image consisting of an array of small conoscopic images, each sampling a different object area. Analysis of the conoscopic images reveals the birefringence of each object area as a function of the propagation direction of transmitted light rays. The principles and utility of the instrument that we are calling 'light field LC-PolScope' are demonstrated with images of a thin, polycrystalline calcite film, revealing the azimuth and inclination angle of the optic axis for many crystals simultaneously, including crystals with diameters as small as 2 microm. Compared to traditional conoscopy and related methods, the vastly improved throughput and quantitative analysis afforded by the light field LC-PolScope make it the instrument of choice for measuring 3D birefringence parameters of complex structures.
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- R Oldenbourg
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
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Sommerdijk NAJM, With GD. Biomimetic CaCO3 Mineralization using Designer Molecules and Interfaces. Chem Rev 2008; 108:4499-550. [DOI: 10.1021/cr078259o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 369] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk
- Soft-matter cryoTEM Research Unit and Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Soft-matter cryoTEM Research Unit and Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Hild S, Marti O, Ziegler A. Spatial distribution of calcite and amorphous calcium carbonate in the cuticle of the terrestrial crustaceans Porcellio scaber and Armadillidium vulgare. J Struct Biol 2008; 163:100-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Revised: 04/23/2008] [Accepted: 04/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Li C, Qi L. Bioinspired Fabrication of 3D Ordered Macroporous Single Crystals of Calcite from a Transient Amorphous Phase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008; 47:2388-93. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Li C, Qi L. Bioinspired Fabrication of 3D Ordered Macroporous Single Crystals of Calcite from a Transient Amorphous Phase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200705403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Effect of biopolymers on structure of hydroxyapatite and interfacial interactions in biomimetically synthesized hydroxyapatite/biopolymer nanocomposites. Ann Biomed Eng 2008; 36:1024-32. [PMID: 18340534 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-008-9483-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The interfacial interaction and effect of biopolymer on crystal structure of hydroxyapatite in biomimetically synthesized nanocomposites, chitosan/hydroxyapatite (ChiHAP50), polygalacturonic acid/hydroxyapatite (PgAHAP50), and chitosan/polygalacturonic acid/hydroxyapatite (ChiPgAHAP50) have been investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and Rietveld analysis. AFM phase images show nano-sized hydroxyapatite particles uniformly distributed in biopolymer. FTIR spectra indicate that chitosan interacts with hydroxyapatite through NH(3)(+) groups, whereas in polygalacturonic acid/hydroxyapatite, dissociated carboxylate groups (COO(-)) form unidentate chelate with calcium atoms. A change in lattice parameters of hydroxyapatite in all nanocomposites is observed using Rietveld analysis. The increase in lattice parameters was most prominent along c-axis in ChiHAP50 and ChiPgAHAP50 nanocomposites, which was 0.388% and 0.319%, respectively. Comparison between particle sizes of hydroxyapatite, determined from AFM and Rietveld analysis, indicates presence of amorphous phase in hydroxyapatite particles, which is believed to be present at the interface of hydroxyapatite and biopolymer.
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Gungormus M, Fong H, Kim IW, Evans JS, Tamerler C, Sarikaya M. Regulation of in vitro calcium phosphate mineralization by combinatorially selected hydroxyapatite-binding peptides. Biomacromolecules 2008; 9:966-73. [PMID: 18271563 DOI: 10.1021/bm701037x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report selection and characterization of hydroxyapatite-binding heptapeptides from a peptide-phage library and demonstrate the effects of two peptides, with different binding affinities and structural properties, on the mineralization of calcium phosphate mineral. In vitro mineralization studies carried out using one strong- and one weak-binding peptide, HABP1 and HABP2, respectively, revealed that the former exhibited a drastic outcome on mineralization kinetics and particle morphology. Strong-binding peptide yielded significantly larger crystals, as observed by electron microscopy, in comparison to those formed in the presence of a weak-binding peptide or in the negative control. Molecular structural studies carried out by circular dichroism revealed that HABP1 and HABP2 differed in their secondary structure and conformational stability. The results indicate that sequence, structure, and molecular stability strongly influence the mineralization activity of these peptides. The implication of the research is that the combinatorially selected short-sequence peptides may be used in the restoration or regeneration of hard tissues through their control over of the formation of calcium phosphate biominerals.
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Casse O, Colombani O, Kita-Tokarczyk K, Müller AHE, Meier W, Taubert A. Calcium phosphate mineralization beneath monolayers of poly(n-butylacrylate)–block–poly(acrylic acid) block copolymers. Faraday Discuss 2008; 139:179-97; discussion 213-28, 419-20. [DOI: 10.1039/b716353c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fabrication and Micropatterning of a Hybrid Composite of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate and Poly(ethylenimine). B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2007. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2007.28.3.457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Amos FF, Sharbaugh DM, Talham DR, Gower LB, Fricke M, Volkmer D. Formation of single-crystalline aragonite tablets/films via an amorphous precursor. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:1988-94. [PMID: 17279685 DOI: 10.1021/la061960n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Thin tablets and films of calcium carbonate have been grown at the air-water interface via an amorphous precursor route using soluble process-directing agents and a Langmuir monolayer based on resorcarene. By using appropriate concentrations of poly(acrylic acid-sodium salt) in combination with Mg2+ ion, an initially amorphous film is deposited on the monolayer template, which subsequently crystallizes into a mosaic film composed of a mixture of single-crystalline and spherulitic patches of calcite and aragonite. Of particular importance is the synthesis of single-crystalline "tablets" of aragonite (approximately 600 nm thick), because this phase generally forms needle-like polycrystalline aggregates when grown in vitro. To our knowledge, a tabular single-crystalline morphology of aragonite has only been observed in the nacreous layer of mollusk shells. Therefore, this in vitro system may serve as a useful model for examining mechanistic issues pertinent to biomineralization, such as the influence of organic templates on nucleation from an amorphous phase.
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- Fairland F Amos
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, P.O. Box 116400, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Borzęcka-Prokop B, Wesełucha-Birczyńska A, Koszowska E. MicroRaman, PXRD, EDS and microscopic investigation of magnesium calcite biomineral phases. The case of sea urchin biominerals. J Mol Struct 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2006.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lam RSK, Charnock JM, Lennie A, Meldrum FC. Synthesis-dependant structural variations in amorphous calcium carbonate. CrystEngComm 2007. [DOI: 10.1039/b710895h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sommerdijk NAJM, Leeuwen ENMV, Vos MRJ, Jansen JA. Calcium carbonate thin films as biomaterial coatings using DNA as crystallization inhibitor. CrystEngComm 2007. [DOI: 10.1039/b710277a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rieger J, Frechen T, Cox G, Heckmann W, Schmidt C, Thieme J. Precursor structures in the crystallization/precipitation processes of CaCO3 and control of particle formation by polyelectrolytes. Faraday Discuss 2007; 136:265-77; discussion 309-28. [DOI: 10.1039/b701450c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tugulu S, Barbey R, Harms M, Fricke M, Volkmer D, Rossi A, Klok HA. Synthesis of Poly(methacrylic acid) Brushes via Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Sodium Methacrylate and Their Use as Substrates for the Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate. Macromolecules 2006. [DOI: 10.1021/ma060739e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Stefano Tugulu
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères, Bâtiment MXD, Station 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, University of Ulm, Anorganische Chemie II, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Department of Materials, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland, and Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Chimica
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères, Bâtiment MXD, Station 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, University of Ulm, Anorganische Chemie II, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Department of Materials, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland, and Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Chimica
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères, Bâtiment MXD, Station 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, University of Ulm, Anorganische Chemie II, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Department of Materials, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland, and Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Chimica
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères, Bâtiment MXD, Station 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, University of Ulm, Anorganische Chemie II, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Department of Materials, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland, and Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Chimica
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères, Bâtiment MXD, Station 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, University of Ulm, Anorganische Chemie II, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Department of Materials, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland, and Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Chimica
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères, Bâtiment MXD, Station 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, University of Ulm, Anorganische Chemie II, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Department of Materials, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland, and Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Chimica
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères, Bâtiment MXD, Station 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, University of Ulm, Anorganische Chemie II, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Department of Materials, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland, and Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Chimica
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Imai H, Oaki Y, Kotachi A. A Biomimetic Approach for Hierarchically Structured Inorganic Crystals through Self-Organization. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2006. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.79.1834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tugulu S, Harms M, Fricke M, Volkmer D, Klok HA. Polymerbürsten als ionotrope Matrices für die gezielte Herstellung mikrostrukturierter dünner Calcit-Filme. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200602382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tugulu S, Harms M, Fricke M, Volkmer D, Klok HA. Polymer Brushes as Ionotropic Matrices for the Directed Fabrication of Microstructured Calcite Thin Films. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2006; 45:7458-61. [PMID: 17039553 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200602382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Stefano Tugulu
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut des Matériaux, Laboratoire des Polymères, Bâtiment MXD, Station 12, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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