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Zhao R, Amstad E. Bio-Informed Porous Mineral-Based Composites. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2401052. [PMID: 39221524 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2024] [Revised: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
Certain biominerals, such as sea sponges and echinoderm skeletons, display a fascinating combination of mechanical properties and adaptability due to the well-defined structures spanning various length scales. These materials often possess high density normalized mechanical properties because they contain well-defined pores. The density-normalized mechanical properties of synthetic minerals are often inferior because the pores are stochastically distributed, resulting in an inhomogeneous stress distribution. The mechanical properties of synthetic materials are limited by the degree of structural and compositional control currently available fabrication methods offer. In the first part of this review, examples of structural elements nature uses to impart exceptional density normalized Young's moduli to its porous biominerals are showcased. The second part highlights recent advancements in the fabrication of bio-informed mineral-based composites possessing pores with diameters that span a wide range of length scales. The influence of the processing of mineral-based composites on their structures and mechanical properties is summarized. Thereby, it is aimed at encouraging further research directed to the sustainable, energy-efficient fabrication of synthetic lightweight yet stiff mineral-based composites.
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- Ran Zhao
- Soft Materials Laboratory, Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Swiss National Center for Competence in Research (NCCR) Bio-inspired materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland
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Stolarski J, Coronado I, Potocka M, Janiszewska K, Mazur M, Baronnet A, Cruz JA, Grauby O, Meibom A. Post-mortem recrystallization of biogenic amorphous calcium carbonate guided by the inherited macromolecular framework. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17304. [PMID: 39068177 PMCID: PMC11283521 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68037-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
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In contrast to abiotically formed carbonates, biogenetic carbonates have been observed to be nanocomposite, organo-mineral structures, the basic build-blocks of which are particles of quasi-uniform size (10-100 nm) organized into complex higher-order hierarchical structures, typically with highly controlled crystal-axis alignments. Some of these characteristics serve as criteria for inferring a biological origin and the state of preservation of fossil carbonate materials, and to determine whether the biomineralization process was biologically induced or controlled. Here we show that a calcium storage structure formed by the American lobster, a gastrolith initially consisting of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) and amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), post-mortem can crystallize into (thus secondary) calcite with structural properties strongly influenced by the inherited organic matrix. This secondary calcite meets many structural criteria for biominerals (thus called the biomorphic calcite), but differs in trace element distributions (e.g., P and Mg). Such observations refine the capability to determine whether a fossil carbonates can be attributed to biogenic processes, with implications for the record of life on Earth and other terrestrial planets.
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- Jarosław Stolarski
- Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00818, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Leon, Campus of Vegazana S/N, 24071, Leon, Spain
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- Department of Antarctic Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00818, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02093, Warsaw, Poland
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- UMR 7325, CINaM, CNRS - Aix Marseille Université, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Leon, Campus of Vegazana S/N, 24071, Leon, Spain
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- UMR 7325, CINaM, CNRS - Aix Marseille Université, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Laboratory for Biological Geochemistry, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Center for Advanced Surface Analysis, Institute of Earth Sciences, Université de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Standish CD, Trend J, Kleboe J, Chalk TB, Mahajan S, Milton JA, Page TM, Robinson LF, Stewart JA, Foster GL. Correlative geochemical imaging of Desmophyllum dianthus reveals biomineralisation strategy as a key coral vital effect. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11121. [PMID: 38750108 PMCID: PMC11096413 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61772-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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The chemical and isotopic composition of stony coral skeletons form an important archive of past climate. However, these reconstructions are largely based on empirical relationships often complicated by "vital effects" arising from uncertain physiological processes of the coral holobiont. The skeletons of deep-sea corals, such as Desmophyllum dianthus, are characterised by micron-scale or larger geochemical heterogeneity associated with: (1) centres of calcification (COCs) where nucleation of new skeleton begins, and (2) fibres that thicken the skeleton. These features are difficult to sample cleanly using traditional techniques, resulting in uncertainty surrounding both the causes of geochemical differences and their influence on environmental signals. Here we combine optical, and in-situ chemical and isotopic, imaging tools across a range of spatial resolutions (~ 100 nm to 10 s of μm) in a correlative multimodal imaging (CMI) approach to isolate the microstructural geochemistry of each component. This reveals COCs are characterised by higher organic content, Mg, Li and Sr and lower U, B and δ11B compared to fibres, reflecting the contrasting biomineralisation mechanisms employed to construct each feature. CMI is rarely applied in Environmental/Earth Sciences, but here we illustrate the power of this approach to unpick the "vital effects" in D. dianthus, and by extension, other scleractinian corals.
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- Christopher D Standish
- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK.
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- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK
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- School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK
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- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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Kwan GT, Andrade LR, Prime KJ, Tresguerres M. Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural characterization of the inner ear epithelial cells of splitnose rockfish ( Sebastes diploproa). Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2024; 326:R277-R296. [PMID: 38189166 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00223.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Abstract
The inner ear of teleost fish regulates the ionic and acid-base chemistry and secretes protein matrix into the endolymph to facilitate otolith biomineralization, which is used to maintain vestibular and auditory functions. The otolith is biomineralized in a concentric ring pattern corresponding to seasonal growth, and this calcium carbonate (CaCO3) polycrystal has become a vital aging and life-history tool for fishery managers, ecologists, and conservation biologists. Moreover, biomineralization patterns are sensitive to environmental variability including climate change, thereby threatening the accuracy and relevance of otolith-reliant toolkits. However, the cellular biology of the inner ear is poorly characterized, which is a hurdle for a mechanistic understanding of the underlying processes. This study provides a systematic characterization of the cell types in the inner ear of splitnose rockfish (Sebastes diploproa). Scanning electron microscopy revealed the apical morphologies of six inner ear cell types. In addition, immunostaining and confocal microscopy characterized the expression and subcellular localization of the proteins Na+-K+-ATPase, carbonic anhydrase, V-type H+-ATPase, Na+-K+-2Cl--cotransporter, otolith matrix protein 1, and otolin-1 in six inner ear cell types bordering the endolymph. This fundamental cytological characterization of the rockfish inner ear epithelium illustrates the intricate physiological processes involved in otolith biomineralization and highlights how greater mechanistic understanding is necessary to predict their multistressor responses to future climate change.
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- Garfield T Kwan
- Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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Foster B, Hugosson F, Scucchia F, Enjolras C, Babonis LS, Hoaen W, Martindale MQ. A novel in vivo system to study coral biomineralization in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. iScience 2024; 27:109131. [PMID: 38384856 PMCID: PMC10879693 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Coral conservation requires a mechanistic understanding of how environmental stresses disrupt biomineralization, but progress has been slow, primarily because corals are not easily amenable to laboratory research. Here, we highlight how the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, can serve as a model to interrogate the cellular mechanisms of coral biomineralization. We have developed transgenic constructs using biomineralizing genes that can be injected into Nematostella zygotes and designed such that translated proteins may be purified for physicochemical characterization. Using fluorescent tags, we confirm the ectopic expression of the coral biomineralizing protein, SpCARP1, in Nematostella. We demonstrate via calcein staining that SpCARP1 concentrates calcium ions in Nematostella, likely initiating the formation of mineral precursors, consistent with its suspected role in corals. These results lay a fundamental groundwork for establishing Nematostella as an in vivo system to explore the evolutionary and cellular mechanisms of coral biomineralization, improve coral conservation efforts, and even develop novel biomaterials.
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- Brent Foster
- The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32080, USA
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- The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32080, USA
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- The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32080, USA
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- The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32080, USA
- Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS, Montpellier 34090, France
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- The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32080, USA
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
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- The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32080, USA
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Liu JH, Huang C, Wu H, Long Y, Tang X, Li H, Shen J, Zhou B, Zhang Y, Xu Z, Fan J, Zeng XC, Lu J, Li YY. From salt water to bioceramics: Mimic nature through pressure-controlled hydration and crystallization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadk5047. [PMID: 38416835 PMCID: PMC10901369 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk5047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
Abstract
Modern synthetic technology generally invokes high temperatures to control the hydration level of ceramics, but even the state-of-the-art technology can still only control the overall hydration content. Magically, natural organisms can produce bioceramics with tailorable hydration profiles and crystallization traits solely from amorphous precursors under physiological conditions. To mimic the biomineralization tactic, here, we report pressure-controlled hydration and crystallization in fabricated ceramics, solely from the amorphous precursors of purely inorganic gels (PIGs) synthesized from biocompatible aqueous solutions with most common ions in organisms (Ca2+, Mg2+, CO32-, and PO43-). Transparent ceramic tablets are directly produced by compressing the PIGs under mild pressure, while the pressure regulates the hydration characteristics and the subsequent crystallization behaviors of the synthesized ceramics. Among the various hydration species, the moderately bound and ordered water appears to be a key in regulating the crystallization rate. This nature-inspired study offers deeper insights into the magic behind biomineralization.
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- Jia-Hua Liu
- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Electronic Materials, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138637, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute and Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen, China
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- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute and Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen, China
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Schmidt CA, Tambutté E, Venn AA, Zou Z, Castillo Alvarez C, Devriendt LS, Bechtel HA, Stifler CA, Anglemyer S, Breit CP, Foust CL, Hopanchuk A, Klaus CN, Kohler IJ, LeCloux IM, Mezera J, Patton MR, Purisch A, Quach V, Sengkhammee JS, Sristy T, Vattem S, Walch EJ, Albéric M, Politi Y, Fratzl P, Tambutté S, Gilbert PUPA. Myriad Mapping of nanoscale minerals reveals calcium carbonate hemihydrate in forming nacre and coral biominerals. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1812. [PMID: 38418834 PMCID: PMC10901822 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46117-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is abundant on Earth, is a major component of marine biominerals and thus of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and it plays a major role in the global carbon cycle by storing atmospheric CO2 into solid biominerals. Six crystalline polymorphs of CaCO3 are known-3 anhydrous: calcite, aragonite, vaterite, and 3 hydrated: ikaite (CaCO3·6H2O), monohydrocalcite (CaCO3·1H2O, MHC), and calcium carbonate hemihydrate (CaCO3·½H2O, CCHH). CCHH was recently discovered and characterized, but exclusively as a synthetic material, not as a naturally occurring mineral. Here, analyzing 200 million spectra with Myriad Mapping (MM) of nanoscale mineral phases, we find CCHH and MHC, along with amorphous precursors, on freshly deposited coral skeleton and nacre surfaces, but not on sea urchin spines. Thus, biomineralization pathways are more complex and diverse than previously understood, opening new questions on isotopes and climate. Crystalline precursors are more accessible than amorphous ones to other spectroscopies and diffraction, in natural and bio-inspired materials.
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- Connor A Schmidt
- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Marine Biology, Centre Scientifique de Monaco, 98000, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- Department of Marine Biology, Centre Scientifique de Monaco, 98000, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Laboratoire de chimie de la matière condensée, 75005, Paris, France
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- B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Centre Scientifique de Monaco, 98000, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
- Departments of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
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Bistervels MH, Hoogendoorn NT, Kamp M, Schoenmaker H, Brouwer AM, Noorduin WL. Light-controlled morphological development of self-organizing bioinspired nanocomposites. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:2310-2317. [PMID: 38230748 PMCID: PMC10832358 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05828j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
Nature's intricate biominerals inspire fundamental questions on self-organization and guide innovations towards functional materials. While advances in synthetic self-organization have enabled many levels of control, generating complex shapes remains difficult. Specifically, controlling morphologies during formation at the single micro/nanostructure level is the key challenge. Here, we steer the self-organization of barium carbonate nanocrystals and amorphous silica into complex nanocomposite morphologies by photogeneration of carbon dioxide (CO2) under ultraviolet (UV) light. Using modulations in the UV light intensity, we select the growth mode of the self-organization process inwards or outwards to form helical and coral-like morphologies respectively. The spatiotemporal control over CO2 photogeneration allows formation of different morphologies on pre-assigned locations, switching between different growth modes-to form for instance a coral on top of a helix or vice versa, and subtle sculpting and patterning of the nanocomposites during formation. These findings advance the understanding of these versatile self-organization processes and offer new prospects for tailored designs of functional materials using photochemically driven self-organization.
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1090 GD, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1090 GD, The Netherlands
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Marchini C, Triunfo C, Greggio N, Fermani S, Montroni D, Migliori A, Gradone A, Goffredo S, Maoloni G, Gómez Morales J, Cölfen H, Falini G. Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Calcium Carbonate from Waste Seashells by Ball Milling Mechanochemistry Processes. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2024; 24:657-668. [PMID: 38250544 PMCID: PMC10797593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c01007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
Nanocrystalline calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and amorphous CaCO3 (ACC) are materials of increasing technological interest. Nowadays, they are mainly synthetically produced by wet reactions using CaCO3 reagents in the presence of stabilizers. However, it has recently been discovered that ACC can be produced by ball milling calcite. Calcite and/or aragonite are the mineral phases of mollusk shells, which are formed from ACC precursors. Here, we investigated the possibility to convert, on a potentially industrial scale, the biogenic CaCO3 (bCC) from waste mollusk seashells into nanocrystalline CaCO3 and ACC. Waste seashells from the aquaculture species, namely oysters (Crassostrea gigas, low-Mg calcite), scallops (Pecten jacobaeus, medium-Mg calcite), and clams (Chamelea gallina, aragonite) were used. The ball milling process was carried out by using different dispersing solvents and potential ACC stabilizers. Structural, morphological, and spectroscopic characterization techniques were used. The results showed that the mechanochemical process produced a reduction of the crystalline domain sizes and formation of ACC domains, which coexisted in microsized aggregates. Interestingly, bCC behaved differently from the geogenic CaCO3 (gCC), and upon long milling times (24 h), the ACC reconverted into crystalline phases. The aging in diverse environments of mechanochemically treated bCC produced a mixture of calcite and aragonite in a species-specific mass ratio, while the ACC from gCC converted only into calcite. In conclusion, this research showed that bCC can produce nanocrystalline CaCO3 and ACC composites or mixtures having species-specific features. These materials can enlarge the already wide fields of applications of CaCO3, which span from medical to material science.
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- Chiara Marchini
- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Fano
Marine Center, viale
Adriatico 1/N 61032 Fano, Italy
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- Department
of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, via F. Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute
for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) − CNR section of
Bologna, via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute
for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) − CNR section of
Bologna, via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Fano
Marine Center, viale
Adriatico 1/N 61032 Fano, Italy
- Department
of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, via F. Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Finproject
S.p.A., Plant Ascoli Piceno, Via Enrico Mattei, 1-Zona Ind.le
Campolungo, 3100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Laboratorio
de Estudios Cristalográficos, Instituto
Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC-UGR), Avda Las Palmeras 4, 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, University
of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, Box 714, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Shan S, Tang Z, Sun K, Jin W, Pan H, Tang R, Yin W, Xie Z, Chen Z, Shao C. ACP-Mediated Phase Transformation for Collagen Mineralization: A New Understanding of the Mechanism. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2302418. [PMID: 37742096 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
Abstract
Despite significant efforts utilizing advanced technologies, the contentious debate surrounding the intricate mechanism underlying collagen fibril mineralization, particularly with regard to amorphous precursor infiltration and phase transformation, persists. This work proposes an amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP)-mediated pathway for collagen fibril mineralization and utilizing stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy technology, and has experimentally confirmed for the first time that the ACP nanoparticles can infiltrate inside collagen fibrils. Subsequently, the ACP-mediated phase transformation occurs within collagen fibrils to form HAP crystallites, and significantly enhances the mechanical properties of the mineralized collagen fibrils compared to those achieved by the calcium phosphate ion (CPI)-mediated mineralization and resembles the natural counterpart. Furthermore, demineralized dentin can be effectively remineralized through ACP-mediated mineralization, leading to complete restoration of its mechanical properties. This work provides a new paradigm of collagen mineralization via particle-mediated phase transformation, deepens the understanding of the mechanism behind the mineralization of collagen fibrils, and offers a new strategy for hard tissue repair.
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- Songzhe Shan
- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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Luo X, Niu J, Su G, Zhou L, Zhang X, Liu Y, Wang Q, Sun N. Research progress of biomimetic materials in oral medicine. J Biol Eng 2023; 17:72. [PMID: 37996886 PMCID: PMC10668381 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-023-00382-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Biomimetic materials are able to mimic the structure and functional properties of native tissues especially natural oral tissues. They have attracted growing attention for their potential to achieve configurable and functional reconstruction in oral medicine. Though tremendous progress has been made regarding biomimetic materials, significant challenges still remain in terms of controversy on the mechanism of tooth tissue regeneration, lack of options for manufacturing such materials and insufficiency of in vivo experimental tests in related fields. In this review, the biomimetic materials used in oral medicine are summarized systematically, including tooth defect, tooth loss, periodontal diseases and maxillofacial bone defect. Various theoretical foundations of biomimetic materials research are reviewed, introducing the current and pertinent results. The benefits and limitations of these materials are summed up at the same time. Finally, challenges and potential of this field are discussed. This review provides the framework and support for further research in addition to giving a generally novel and fundamental basis for the utilization of biomimetic materials in the future.
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- Xinyu Luo
- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, No. 117 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, No. 117 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, No. 117 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200011, China.
- National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, 200011, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, 200011, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, 200011, China.
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, No. 117 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, No. 117 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, No. 117 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, No. 117 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110001, China.
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Ratanpara A, Ricca JG, Gowda A, Abraham A, Wiskoff S, Zauder V, Sharma R, Hafez M, Kim M. Towards green carbon capture and storage using waste concrete based seawater: A microfluidic analysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118760. [PMID: 37639908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Carbon capture and utilization technology is the research stream dedicated to mitigating the pressing effect of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The present study investigates a potential environmentally conscious solvent to capture and utilize CO2 using waste concrete and seawater under reactor conditions. Although seawater's CO2 soubility is low due to salinity, waste concrete raises seawater's pH and alkalinity, acting as a feedstock for CO2 dissolution and offsetting the adverse effects of salinity. To evaluate the performance of the novel natural seawater-concrete solutions for CO2 capture, time-dependent pH changes of solutions exposed to CO2 were measured in a microchannel using fluorescence microscopy. The concentration of dissolved CO2 in the solution was derived from pH change, revealing a 4-fold increase in the total dissolved carbon from 0.034 to 0.13 M and a 57.54% increase in the CO2 dissolution coefficient from 530 to 835 μm2/s in seawater upon concrete addition. Electrolysis further enhanced the CO2 capture capacity of the seawater-concrete solution by increasing the pH, enabling the solid precipitation of carbonate minerals. Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy showed that electrolysis-driven precipitates are mainly amorphous calcium carbonates, useful building blocks for seashells and coral reefs.
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- Abhishek Ratanpara
- Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA; Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, 33314, USA
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- Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA.
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Fan X, Wang Y, Tang C, Zhang X, He J, Buttino I, Yan X, Liao Z. Metabolic profiling of Mytilus coruscus mantle in response of shell repairing under acute acidification. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293565. [PMID: 37889901 PMCID: PMC10610157 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Mytilus coruscus is an economically important marine bivalve mollusk found in the Yangtze River estuary, which experiences dramatic pH fluctuations due to seasonal freshwater input and suffer from shell fracture or injury in the natural environment. In this study, we used intact-shell and damaged-shell M. coruscus and performed metabolomic analysis, free amino acids analysis, calcium-positive staining, and intracellular calcium level tests in the mantle to investigate whether the mantle-specific metabolites can be induced by acute sea-water acidification and understand how the mantle responds to acute acidification during the shell repair process. We observed that both shell damage and acute acidification induced alterations in phospholipids, amino acids, nucleotides, organic acids, benzenoids, and their analogs and derivatives. Glycylproline, spicamycin, and 2-aminoheptanoic acid (2-AHA) are explicitly induced by shell damage. Betaine, aspartate, and oxidized glutathione are specifically induced by acute acidification. Our results show different metabolic patterns in the mussel mantle in response to different stressors, which can help elucidate the shell repair process under ocean acidification. furthermore, metabolic processes related to energy supply, cell function, signal transduction, and amino acid synthesis are disturbed by shell damage and/or acute acidification, indicating that both shell damage and acute acidification increased energy consumption, and disturb phospholipid synthesis, osmotic regulation, and redox balance. Free amino acid analysis and enzymatic activity assays partially confirmed our findings, highlighting the adaptation of M. coruscus to dramatic pH fluctuations in the Yangtze River estuary.
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- Xiaojun Fan
- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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Munyemana JC, He H, Fu C, Fan Y, Sun X, Xiao J. Recombinant Collagen-Templated Biomineralized Synthesis of Biocompatible pH-Responsive Porous Calcium Carbonate Nanospheres. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:30879-30887. [PMID: 37663506 PMCID: PMC10468931 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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The synthesis of calcium carbonate with controlled morphology is crucial for its biomedical applications. In this study, we synthesized well-ordered porous calcium carbonate nanospheres using recombinant collagen as a biomineralization template. Porous collagen-calcium carbonate was created by incubating calcium chloride and sodium carbonate with collagen biotemplates at room temperature. Our results show that the recombinant collagen-calcium carbonate nanomaterials underwent a morphological transition from solid nanospheres to more porous nanospheres and a phase transformation from vaterite to a mixture of calcite and vaterite. This study highlights the crucial role of recombinant collagen in modulating the morphology and crystallinity of calcium carbonate nanoparticles. Importantly, the highly porous recombinant collagen-calcium carbonate hybrid nanospheres demonstrated superior loading efficacy for the model drug cefoperazone. Furthermore, the drug loading and releasing results suggest that hybrid nanospheres have the potential to be robust and biocompatible pH-responsive drug carriers. Our findings suggest that recombinant collagen's unique amino acid content and rodlike structure make it a superior template for biomineralized synthesis. This study provides a promising avenue for the production of novel organic-inorganic nanostructures, with potential applications in biomedical fields such as drug delivery.
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- Jean Claude Munyemana
- State
Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous
Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
- Gansu
Engineering Research Center of Medical Collagen, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous
Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
- Gansu
Engineering Research Center of Medical Collagen, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous
Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
- Gansu
Engineering Research Center of Medical Collagen, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous
Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
- Gansu
Engineering Research Center of Medical Collagen, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
- Gansu
Engineering Research Center of Medical Collagen, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous
Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
- Gansu
Engineering Research Center of Medical Collagen, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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Milita S, Zaquin T, Fermani S, Montroni D, Pinkas I, Barba L, Falini G, Mass T. Assembly of the Intraskeletal Coral Organic Matrix during Calcium Carbonate Formation. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2023; 23:5801-5811. [PMID: 37547884 PMCID: PMC10401569 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Scleractinia coral skeleton formation occurs by a heterogeneous process of nucleation and growth of aragonite in which intraskeletal soluble organic matrix molecules, usually referred to as SOM, play a key role. Several studies have demonstrated that they influence the shape and polymorphic precipitation of calcium carbonate. However, the structural aspects that occur during the growth of aragonite have received less attention. In this research, we study the deposition of calcium carbonate on a model substrate, silicon, in the presence of SOM extracted from the skeleton of two coral species representative of different living habitats and colonization strategies, which we previously characterized. The study is performed mainly by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction with the support of Raman spectroscopy and electron and optical microscopies. The results show that SOM macromolecules once adsorbed on the substrate self-assembled in a layered structure and induced the oriented growth of calcite, inhibiting the formation of vaterite. Differently, when SOM macromolecules were dispersed in solution, they induced the deposition of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), still preserving a layered structure. The entity of these effects was species-dependent, in agreement with previous studies. In conclusion, we observed that in the setup required by the experimental procedure, the SOM from corals appears to present a 2D lamellar structure. This structure is preserved when the SOM interacts with ACC but is lost when the interaction occurs with calcite. This knowledge not only is completely new for coral biomineralization but also has strong relevance in the study of biomineralization on other organisms.
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- Silvia Milita
- CNR—Institute
for Microelectronic and Microsystems, via Gobetti 101, Bologna 40129, Italy
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- Department
of Marine Biology, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, Bologna 40126, Italy
- Interdepartmental
Centre for Industrial Research Health Sciences & Technologie, University of Bologna, Bologna 40064, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, Bologna 40126, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute
of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- CNR
-Institute
of Crystallography, Elettra Synchrotron, Trieste I-34100, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, Bologna 40126, Italy
- CNR,
Institute for Nanostructured
Materials, via Gobetti
101, Bologna 40129, Italy
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- Department
of Marine Biology, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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Yao Y, Ren J, Li H. Multi-Functionalization of Single crystals Mediated by Gel-Incorporation: A Bioinspired Strategy. Chempluschem 2023; 88:e202300228. [PMID: 37529945 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Biominerals are inherently organic-inorganic crystal composites. Drawing inspiration from this biomineral structure, functionalized single crystals can be synthesized using the gel-grown method, resulting in the incorporation of gel-networks into the host crystals. By incorporating gel-networks, diverse guest materials, such as nanoparticles and dye molecules, can be uniformly and isotropically distributed within the crystals, thereby imparting non-intrinsic optical or magnetic properties to the host crystals. Additionally, gel-incorporation enhances the toughness and stability of the crystals as the incorporated gel-fibers and accompanying guest materials act as bridges to prevent crack propagation. Furthermore, gel-incorporation enables protein crystals to exhibit self-healing properties, which can be attributed to the dynamic bonding interaction between gel-networks and crystals. Notably, recent research has demonstrated that the incorporation of zwitterionic gel-networks enhances the charge effects on crystal morphology evolution as the charged groups become bound to the developing crystal surfaces, and their detachment is impeded by the interconnected gel-networks. Therefore, preparing single crystals with gel-incorporation is a remarkable strategy for synthesizing functionalized crystal materials.
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- Yuqing Yao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Tan CD, Hähner G, Fitzer S, Cole C, Finch AA, Hintz C, Hintz K, Allison N. The response of coral skeletal nano structure and hardness to ocean acidification conditions. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2023; 10:230248. [PMID: 37538739 PMCID: PMC10394408 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Ocean acidification typically reduces coral calcification rates and can fundamentally alter skeletal morphology. We use atomic force microscopy (AFM) and microindentation to determine how seawater pCO2 affects skeletal structure and Vickers hardness in a Porites lutea coral. At 400 µatm, the skeletal fasciculi are composed of tightly packed bundles of acicular crystals composed of quadrilateral nanograins, approximately 80-300 nm in dimensions. We interpret high adhesion at the nanograin edges as an organic coating. At 750 µatm the crystals are less regular in width and orientation and composed of either smaller/more rounded nanograins than observed at 400 µatm or of larger areas with little variation in adhesion. Coral aragonite may form via ion-by-ion attachment to the existing skeleton or via conversion of amorphous calcium carbonate precursors. Changes in nanoparticle morphology could reflect variations in the sizes of nanoparticles produced by each crystallization pathway or in the contributions of each pathway to biomineralization. We observe no significant variation in Vickers hardness between skeletons cultured at different seawater pCO2. Either the nanograin size does not affect skeletal hardness or the effect is offset by other changes in the skeleton, e.g. increases in skeletal organic material as reported in previous studies.
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- Chao Dun Tan
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TS, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TS, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TS, UK
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TS, UK
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- Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TS, UK
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Tagliavento M, Davies AJ, Bernecker M, Staudigel PT, Dawson RR, Dietzel M, Götschl K, Guo W, Schulp AS, Therrien F, Zelenitsky DK, Gerdes A, Müller W, Fiebig J. Evidence for heterothermic endothermy and reptile-like eggshell mineralization in Troodon, a non-avian maniraptoran theropod. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2213987120. [PMID: 37011196 PMCID: PMC10104568 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2213987120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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The dinosaur-bird transition involved several anatomical, biomechanical, and physiological modifications of the theropod bauplan. Non-avian maniraptoran theropods, such as Troodon, are key to better understand changes in thermophysiology and reproduction occurring during this transition. Here, we applied dual clumped isotope (Δ47 and Δ48) thermometry, a technique that resolves mineralization temperature and other nonthermal information recorded in carbonates, to eggshells from Troodon, modern reptiles, and modern birds. Troodon eggshells show variable temperatures, namely 42 and 29 ± 2 °C, supporting the hypothesis of an endothermic thermophysiology with a heterothermic strategy for this extinct taxon. Dual clumped isotope data also reveal physiological differences in the reproductive systems between Troodon, reptiles, and birds. Troodon and modern reptiles mineralize their eggshells indistinguishable from dual clumped isotope equilibrium, while birds precipitate eggshells characterized by a positive disequilibrium offset in Δ48. Analyses of inorganic calcites suggest that the observed disequilibrium pattern in birds is linked to an amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) precursor, a carbonate phase known to accelerate eggshell formation in birds. Lack of disequilibrium patterns in reptile and Troodon eggshells implies these vertebrates had not acquired the fast, ACC-based eggshell calcification process characteristic of birds. Observation that Troodon retained a slow reptile-like calcification suggests that it possessed two functional ovaries and was limited in the number of eggs it could produce; thus its large clutches would have been laid by several females. Dual clumped isotope analysis of eggshells of extinct vertebrates sheds light on physiological information otherwise inaccessible in the fossil record.
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- Mattia Tagliavento
- Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
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- Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
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- Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
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- Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
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- Department of Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA01003
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- Institute of Applied Geosciences, Graz University of Technology,8010Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Geosciences, Graz University of Technology,8010Graz, Austria
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA02543
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- Vertebrate Evolution and Development, Naturalis Biodiversity Center,2333CRLeiden, the Netherlands
- Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Universiteit Utrecht,3584 CBUtrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
- Frankfurt Isotope and Element Research Center, Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
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- Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
- Frankfurt Isotope and Element Research Center, Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
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- Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main60438, Germany
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Li J, Xue S, Mao Y. Seawater carbonate parameters function differently in affecting embryonic development and calcification in Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 257:106450. [PMID: 36827830 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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pH or pCO2 are usually taken to study the impact of ocean acidification on molluscs. Here we studied the different impact of seawater carbonate parameters on embryonic development and calcification of the Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai). Early embryonic development was susceptible to elevated pCO2 level. Larvae hatching duration was positively and hatching rate was negatively correlated with the pCO2 level, respectively. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) deposition of larval shell was found to be susceptible to calcium carbonate saturation state (Ω) rather than pCO2 or pH. Most larvae incubated in seawater with Ωarag = 1.5 succeeded in shell formation, even when seawater pCO2 level was higher than 3700 μatm and pHT was close to 7.4. Nevertheless, larvae failed to generate CaCO3 in seawater with Ωarag ≤ 0.52 and control level of pCO2, while seawater DIC level was lowered (≤ 852 μmol/kg). Surprisingly, some larvae completed CaCO3 deposition in seawater with Ωarag = 0.6 and slightly elevated DIC (2266 μmol/kg), while seawater pCO2 level was higher than 2700 μatm and pHT was lower than 7.3. This indicates that abalone may be capable of regulating carbonate chemistry to support shell formation, however, the capability was limited as surging pCO2 level lowered growth rate and jeopardized the integrity of larval shells. Larvae generated thicker shell in seawater with Ωarag = 5.6, while adult abalone could not deposit CaCO3 in seawater with Ωarag = 0.29 and DIC = 321 μmol/kg. This indicates that abalone may lack the ability to directly remove or add inorganic carbon at the calcifying sites. In conclusion, different seawater carbonate parameters play different roles in affecting early embryonic development and shell formation of the Pacific abalone, which may exhibit limited capacity to regulate carbonate chemistry.
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- Jiaqi Li
- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Piolet National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266071, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Piolet National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266071, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Piolet National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266071, China.
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Lew AJ, Stifler CA, Tits A, Schmidt CA, Scholl A, Cantamessa A, Müller L, Delaunois Y, Compère P, Ruffoni D, Buehler MJ, Gilbert PUPA. A Molecular-Scale Understanding of Misorientation Toughening in Corals and Seashells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2300373. [PMID: 36864010 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Biominerals are organic-mineral composites formed by living organisms. They are the hardest and toughest tissues in those organisms, are often polycrystalline, and their mesostructure (which includes nano- and microscale crystallite size, shape, arrangement, and orientation) can vary dramatically. Marine biominerals may be aragonite, vaterite, or calcite, all calcium carbonate (CaCO3 ) polymorphs, differing in crystal structure. Unexpectedly, diverse CaCO3 biominerals such as coral skeletons and nacre share a similar characteristic: Adjacent crystals are slightly misoriented. This observation is documented quantitatively at the micro- and nanoscales, using polarization-dependent imaging contrast mapping (PIC mapping), and the slight misorientations is consistently between 1° and 40°. Nanoindentation shows that both polycrystalline biominerals and abiotic synthetic spherulites are tougher than single-crystalline geologic aragonite, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of bicrystals at the molecular scale reveals that aragonite, vaterite, and calcite exhibit toughness maxima when the bicrystals are misoriented by 10°, 20°, and 30°, respectively, demonstrating that slight misorientation alone can increase fracture toughness. Slight-misorientation-toughening can be harnessed for synthesis of bioinspired materials that only require one material, are not limited to specific top-down architecture, and are easily achieved by self-assembly of organic molecules (e.g., aspirin, chocolate), polymers, metals, and ceramics well beyond biominerals.
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- Andrew J Lew
- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Liège, Liège, B-4000, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Liège, Liège, B-4000, Belgium
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- Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Liège, Liège, B-4000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology (FOCUS Research Unit) and Center for Applied Research and Education in Microscopy (CAREM), University of Liège, Liège, B-4000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology (FOCUS Research Unit) and Center for Applied Research and Education in Microscopy (CAREM), University of Liège, Liège, B-4000, Belgium
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- Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Liège, Liège, B-4000, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Mandera S, Coronado I, Fernández-Díaz L, Mazur M, Cruz JA, Januszewicz B, Fernández-Martínez E, Cózar P, Stolarski J. Earthworm granules: A model of non-classical biogenic calcium carbonate phase transformations. Acta Biomater 2023; 162:149-163. [PMID: 37001839 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Different non-classical crystallization mechanisms have been invoked to explain structural and compositional properties of biocrystals. The identification of precursor amorphous nanoparticle aggregation as an onset process in the formation of numerous biominerals (crystallization via particle attachment) constituted a most important breakthrough for understanding biologically mediated mineralization. A comprehensive understanding about how the attached amorphous particles transform into more stable, crystalline grains has yet to be elucidated. Here, we document structural, biogeochemical, and crystallographic aspects of the formation as well as the further phase transformations of the amorphous calcium carbonate particles formed by cultured specimens of earthworm Lumbricus terrestris. In-situ observations evidence the formation of proto-vaterite after dehydration of earthworm-produced ACC, which is subsequently followed by proto-vaterite transformation into calcite through nanoparticle attachment within the organic framework. In culture medium spiked with trace amounts of Mn2+, the cauliflower-like proto-vaterite structures become longer-lived than in the absence of Mn2+. We propose that the formation of calcite crystals takes place through a non-classical recrystallization path that involves migration of proto-vaterite nanoparticles to the crystallization site, and then, their transformation into calcite via a dissolution-recrystallization reaction. The latter is complemented by ion-by-ion crystal growth and associated with impurity release. These observations are integrated into a new model of the biocrystallization of earthworm-produced carbonate granules which highlights the sensibility of this process to environmental chemical changes, its potential impact on the bioavailability of contaminants as well as the threat that chemical pollution poses to the normal development of its early stages. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Understanding the mechanisms of nucleation, stabilization and aggregation of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) and factors controlling its further transformation into crystalline phases is fundamental for elucidation of biogenic mineralization. Some species of earthworms are natural workbench to understand the biogenic ACC, stabilization and the transformation mechanisms, because they create millimeter-sized calcareous granules from amorphous calcium carbonate, which crystallize to a more stable mineral phase (mostly calcite). This study undergoes into the mechanisms of ACC stabilization by the incorporation of trace elements, as manganese, and the ulterior precipitation of calcareous granules by a coupled process of amorphous particle attachment and ion-by-ion growth. The study points to sensibility of this process to environmental chemical changes.
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Yao Y, Ye T, Ren J, Li H. Morphological Evolution of Calcite Grown in Zwitterionic Hydrogels: Charge Effects Enhanced by Gel-Incorporation. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300169. [PMID: 36793152 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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The incorporation of charged biomacromolecules is widely found in biomineralization. To investigate the significance of this biological strategy for mineralization control, gelatin-incorporated calcite crystals grown from gelatin hydrogels with different charge concentrations along the gel networks are examined. It is found that the bound charged groups on gelatin networks (amino cations, gelatin-NH3 + and carboxylic anions, gelatin-COO- ) play crucial roles in controlling the single-crystallinity and the crystal morphology. And the charge effects are greatly enhanced by the gel-incorporation because the incorporated gel networks force the bound charged groups on them to attach to crystallization fronts. In contrast, ammonium ions (NH4 + ) and acetate ions (Ac- ) dissolve in the crystallization media do not exhibit the similar charge effects because the balance of attachment/detachment make them more difficult to be incorporated. Employing the revealed charge effects, the calcite crystal composites with different morphologies can be flexibly prepared.
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- Yuqing Yao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Colon S, Paige A, Bolarinho R, Young H, Gerdon AE. Secondary Structure of DNA Aptamer Influences Biomimetic Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:6274-6282. [PMID: 36715729 PMCID: PMC9924263 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c15626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Calcium materials, such as calcium carbonate, are produced in natural and industrial settings that range from oceanic to biomedical. An array of biological and biomimetic template molecules have been employed in controlling and understanding the mineralization reaction but have largely focused on small molecule additives or disordered polyelectrolytes. DNA aptamers are synthetic and programmable biomolecules with polyelectrolyte characteristics but with predictable and controllable secondary structure akin to native extracellular moieties. This work demonstrates for the first time the influence of DNA aptamers with known G-quadruplex structures on calcium carbonate mineralization. Aptamers demonstrate kinetic inhibition of mineral formation, sequence and pH-dependent uptake into the mineral, and morphological control of the primarily calcite material in controlled solution conditions. In reactions initiated from the complex matrix of ocean water, DNA aptamers demonstrated enhancement of mineralization kinetics and resulting amorphous material. This work provides new biomimetic tools to employ in controlled mineralization and demonstrates the influence that template secondary structure can have in material formation.
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- Department of Chemistry and
Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Sub-micrometric spatial distribution of amorphous and crystalline carbonates in biogenic crystals using coherent Raman microscopy. J Struct Biol 2022; 214:107909. [PMID: 36309120 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2022.107909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In living organisms, calcium carbonate biomineralization combines complex bio-controlled physical and chemical processes to produce crystalline hierarchical hard tissues (usually calcite or aragonite) typically from an amorphous precursor phase. Understanding the nature of the successive transient amorphous phases potentially involved in the amorphous-to-crystalline transition requires characterization tools, which are able to provide a spatial and spectroscopic analysis of the biomineral structure. In this work, we present a highly sensitive coherent Raman microscopy approach, which allows one to image molecular bond concentrations in post mortem shells and living animals, by exploiting the vibrational signature of the different carbonates compounds. To this end, we target the ν1 calcium carbonate vibration mode and produce spatially and spectroscopically resolved images of the shell border of a mollusk shell, the Pinctada margaritifera pearl oyster. A novel approach is further presented to efficiently compare the amount of amorphous carbonate with respect to its crystalline counterpart. Finally, the whole microscopy method is used to image in vivo the shell border and demonstrate the feasibility and the reproducibility of the technique. These findings open chemical imaging perspectives for the study of biogenic and bio-inspired crystals.
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Zhao H, Liu S, Yang X, Guo L. Role of Inorganic Amorphous Constituents in Highly Mineralized Biomaterials and Their Imitations. ACS NANO 2022; 16:17486-17496. [PMID: 36255102 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A highly mineralized biomaterial is one kind of biomaterial that usually possesses a high content of crystal minerals and hierarchical microstructure, exhibiting excellent mechanical properties to support the living body. Recent studies have revealed the presence of inorganic amorphous constituents (IAC) either during the biomineralization process or in some mature bodies, which heavily affects the formation and performance of highly mineralized biomaterials. These results are surprising given the preceding intensive research into the microstructure design of these materials. Herein, we highlight the role of IAC in highly mineralized biomaterials. We focused on summarizing works demonstrating the presence or phase transformation of IAC and discussed in detail how IAC affects the formation and performance of highly mineralized biomaterials. Furthermore, we described some imitations of highly mineralized biomaterials that use IAC as the synthetic precursor or final strengthening phase. Finally, we briefly summarized the role of IAC in biomaterials and provided an outlook on the challenges and opportunities for future IAC and IAC-containing bioinspired materials researches.
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- Hewei Zhao
- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijng 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijng 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijng 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijng 100191, China
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Structure of an amorphous calcium carbonate phase involved in the formation of Pinctada margaritifera shells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2212616119. [PMID: 36322756 PMCID: PMC9659418 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2212616119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Some mollusc shells are formed from an amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) compound, which further transforms into a crystalline material. The transformation mechanism is not fully understood but is however crucial to develop bioinspired synthetic biomineralization strategies or accurate marine biomineral proxies for geoscience. The difficulty arises from the simultaneous presence of crystalline and amorphous compounds in the shell, which complicates the selective experimental characterization of the amorphous fraction. Here, we use nanobeam X-ray total scattering together with an approach to separate crystalline and amorphous scattering contributions to obtain the spatially resolved atomic pair distribution function (PDF). We resolve three distinct amorphous calcium carbonate compounds, present in the shell of Pinctada margaritifera and attributed to: interprismatic periostracum, young mineralizing units, and mature mineralizing units. From this, we extract accurate bond parameters by reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) modeling of the PDF. This shows that the three amorphous compounds differ mostly in their Ca-O nearest-neighbor atom pair distance. Further characterization with conventional spectroscopic techniques unveils the presence of Mg in the shell and shows Mg-calcite in the final, crystallized shell. In line with recent literature, we propose that the amorphous-to-crystal transition is mediated by the presence of Mg. The transition occurs through the decomposition of the initial Mg-rich precursor into a second Mg-poor ACC compound before forming a crystal.
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Lewis BM, Suggett DS, Prentis PJ, Nothdurft LD. Cellular adaptations leading to coral fragment attachment on artificial substrates in Acropora millepora (Am-CAM). Sci Rep 2022; 12:18431. [PMID: 36319668 PMCID: PMC9626494 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23134-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Reproductive propagation by asexual fragmentation in the reef-building coral Acropora millepora depends on (1) successful attachment to the reef substrate through modification of soft tissues and (2) a permanent bond with skeletal encrustation. Despite decades of research examining asexual propagation in corals, the initial response, cellular reorganisation, and development leading to fragment substrate attachment via a newly formed skeleton has not been documented in its entirety. Here, we establish the first "coral attachment model" for this species ("Am-CAM") by developing novel methods that allow correlation of fluorescence and electron microscopy image data with in vivo microscopic time-lapse imagery. This multi-scale imaging approach identified three distinct phases involved in asexual propagation: (1) the contact response of the coral fragment when contact with the substrate, followed by (2) fragment stabilisation through anchoring by the soft tissue, and (3) formation of a "lappet-like appendage" structure leading to substrate bonding of the tissue for encrustation through the onset of skeletal calcification. In developing Am-CAM, we provide new biological insights that can enable reef researchers, managers and coral restoration practitioners to begin evaluating attachment effectiveness, which is needed to optimise species-substrate compatibility and achieve effective outplanting.
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- Brett M. Lewis
- grid.1024.70000000089150953School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- grid.117476.20000 0004 1936 7611Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- grid.1024.70000000089150953Centre for Agriculture and Bioeconomy and School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- grid.1024.70000000089150953School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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Bonchev A, Simeonov M, Shestakova P, Vasileva R, Titorenkova R, Apostolov A, Dyulgerova E, Vassileva E. Bioinspired Remineralization of Artificial Caries Lesions Using PDMAEMA/Carbomer/Calcium Phosphates Hybrid Microgels. Gels 2022; 8:gels8100681. [PMID: 36286182 PMCID: PMC9601719 DOI: 10.3390/gels8100681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Dental caries remains one of the most prevalent bacterium-caused chronic diseases affecting both adults and children worldwide. The development of new materials for enhancing its remineralization is one of the most promising approaches in the field of advanced dental materials as well as one of the main challenges in non-invasive dentistry. The aim of the present study is to develop novel hybrid materials based on (PDMAEMA)/Carbomer 940 microgels with in situ deposited calcium phosphates (CaP) and to reveal their potential as a remineralization system for artificial caries lesions. To this purpose, novel PDMAEMA/Carbomer 940 microgels were obtained and their core–shell structure was revealed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). They were successfully used as a matrix for in situ calcium phosphate deposition, thus giving rise to novel hybrid microgels. The calcium phosphate phases formed during the deposition process were studied by X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy, however, due to their highly amorphous nature, the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was the method that was able to provide reliable information about the formed inorganic phases. The novel hybrid microgels were used for remineralization of artificial caries lesions in order to prove their ability to initiate their remineralization. The remineralization process was followed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction, infrared and Raman spectroscopies and all these methods confirmed the successful enamel rod remineralization upon the novel hybrid microgel application. Thus, the study confirmed that novel hybrid microgels, which could ensure a constant supply of calcium and phosphate ions, are a viable solution for early caries treatment.
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- Alexander Bonchev
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, 1, G. Sofiiski Str., 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Laboratory on Structure and Properties of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia, 1, James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 9, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, 1, G. Sofiiski Str., 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 107, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Laboratory on Structure and Properties of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia, 1, James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, 1, G. Sofiiski Str., 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Laboratory on Structure and Properties of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia, 1, James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Duchstein P, Schodder PI, Leupold S, Dao TQN, Kababya S, Cicconi MR, de Ligny D, Pipich V, Eike D, Schmidt A, Zahn D, Wolf SE. Small-Molecular-Weight Additives Modulate Calcification by Interacting with Prenucleation Clusters on the Molecular Level. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208475. [PMID: 35785466 PMCID: PMC9796263 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Small-molecular-weight (MW) additives can strongly impact amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), playing an elusive role in biogenic, geologic, and industrial calcification. Here, we present molecular mechanisms by which these additives regulate stability and composition of both CaCO3 solutions and solid ACC. Potent antiscalants inhibit ACC precipitation by interacting with prenucleation clusters (PNCs); they specifically trigger and integrate into PNCs or feed PNC growth actively. Only PNC-interacting additives are traceable in ACC, considerably stabilizing it against crystallization. The selective incorporation of potent additives in PNCs is a reliable chemical label that provides conclusive chemical evidence that ACC is a molecular PNC-derived precipitate. Our results reveal additive-cluster interactions beyond established mechanistic conceptions. They reassess the role of small-MW molecules in crystallization and biomineralization while breaking grounds for new sustainable antiscalants.
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- Patrick Duchstein
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Department of Chemistry and PharmacyChair for Theoretical Chemistry/Computer Chemistry Centre (CCC)Nägelsbachstrasse 2591058ErlangenGermany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Department for Materials Science and EngineeringInstitute for Glass and CeramicsMartensstrasse 591058ErlangenGermany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Department for Materials Science and EngineeringInstitute for Glass and CeramicsMartensstrasse 591058ErlangenGermany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Department for Materials Science and EngineeringInstitute for Glass and CeramicsMartensstrasse 591058ErlangenGermany
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology InstituteTechnion-Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa32000Israel
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Department for Materials Science and EngineeringInstitute for Glass and CeramicsMartensstrasse 591058ErlangenGermany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Department for Materials Science and EngineeringInstitute for Glass and CeramicsMartensstrasse 591058ErlangenGermany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS)Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHOutstation at FRM IILichtenbergstrasse 185747GarchingGermany
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- The Procter & Gamble CompanyMason Business Center8700 Mason-Montgomery RoadMasonOH 45040USA
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology InstituteTechnion-Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa32000Israel
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Department of Chemistry and PharmacyChair for Theoretical Chemistry/Computer Chemistry Centre (CCC)Nägelsbachstrasse 2591058ErlangenGermany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Department for Materials Science and EngineeringInstitute for Glass and CeramicsMartensstrasse 591058ErlangenGermany
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Basso D, Piazza G, Bracchi VA. Calcification traits for cryptic species identification: Insights into coralline biomineralization. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0273505. [PMID: 36190996 PMCID: PMC9529143 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Calcareous red algae are foundation species and ecosystem engineers with a global distribution. The principles governing their calcification pathways are still debated and the morphological characters are frequently unreliable for species segregation, as shown by molecular genetics. The recent description of the new species Lithophyllum pseudoracemus, previously undetected and morphologically confused with Lithophyllum racemus, offered a challenging opportunity to test the effectiveness of microanatomy and ultrastructural calcification traits as tools for the identification of these two species, for integrative taxonomy. High resolution SEM images of molecularly identified samples showed that the different size of the perithallial cells and the features of the asexual conceptacle chambers may contribute to the separation of the two species. The two species share the same crystallite morphology in the primary and secondary cell-wall calcification, as previously described in other species belonging to the same clade. However, the perithallial secondary calcification was significantly thicker in L. racemus than in L. pseudoracemus. We described a granular calcified layer in the innermost part of the cell wall, as a putative precursor phase in the biomineralization and formation of the secondary calcification. The hypothesis of different pathways for the formation of the primary and secondary calcification is supported by the observed cell elongation associated with thicker and higher Mg/Ca primary calcification, the inverse correlation of primary and secondary calcification thickness, and the absence of primary calcification in the newly formed wall cutting off an epithallial cell from the meristem.
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- Daniela Basso
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- CoNISMa Research Unit of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Department of Earth and Ocean Dynamics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- CoNISMa Research Unit of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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Mao LB, Meng YF, Meng XS, Yang B, Yang YL, Lu YJ, Yang ZY, Shang LM, Yu SH. Matrix-Directed Mineralization for Bulk Structural Materials. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18175-18194. [PMID: 36162119 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mineral-based bulk structural materials (MBSMs) are known for their long history and extensive range of usage. The inherent brittleness of minerals poses a major problem to the performance of MBSMs. To overcome this problem, design principles have been extracted from natural biominerals, in which the extraordinary mechanical performance is achieved via the hierarchical organization of minerals and organics. Nevertheless, precise and efficient fabrication of MBSMs with bioinspired hierarchical structures under mild conditions has long been a big challenge. This Perspective provides a panoramic view of an emerging fabrication strategy, matrix-directed mineralization, which imitates the in vivo growth of some biominerals. The advantages of the strategy are revealed by comparatively analyzing the conventional fabrication techniques of artificial hierarchically structured MBSMs and the biomineral growth processes. By introducing recent advances, we demonstrate that this strategy can be used to fabricate artificial MBSMs with hierarchical structures. Particular attention is paid to the mass transport and the precursors that are involved in the mineralization process. We hope this Perspective can provide some inspiring viewpoints on the importance of biomimetic mineralization in material fabrication and thereby spur the biomimetic fabrication of high-performance MBSMs.
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- Li-Bo Mao
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.,Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.,Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.,Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.,Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Niu YQ, Liu JH, Aymonier C, Fermani S, Kralj D, Falini G, Zhou CH. Calcium carbonate: controlled synthesis, surface functionalization, and nanostructured materials. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:7883-7943. [PMID: 35993776 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00519g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an important inorganic mineral in biological and geological systems. Traditionally, it is widely used in plastics, papermaking, ink, building materials, textiles, cosmetics, and food. Over the last decade, there has been rapid development in the controlled synthesis and surface modification of CaCO3, the stabilization of amorphous CaCO3 (ACC), and CaCO3-based nanostructured materials. In this review, the controlled synthesis of CaCO3 is first examined, including Ca2+-CO32- systems, solid-liquid-gas carbonation, water-in-oil reverse emulsions, and biomineralization. Advancing insights into the nucleation and crystallization of CaCO3 have led to the development of efficient routes towards the controlled synthesis of CaCO3 with specific sizes, morphologies, and polymorphs. Recently-developed surface modification methods of CaCO3 include organic and inorganic modifications, as well as intensified surface reactions. The resultant CaCO3 can then be further engineered via template-induced biomineralization and layer-by-layer assembly into porous, hollow, or core-shell organic-inorganic nanocomposites. The introduction of CaCO3 into nanostructured materials has led to a significant improvement in the mechanical, optical, magnetic, and catalytic properties of such materials, with the resultant CaCO3-based nanostructured materials showing great potential for use in biomaterials and biomedicine, environmental remediation, and energy production and storage. The influences that the preparation conditions and additives have on ACC preparation and stabilization are also discussed. Studies indicate that ACC can be used to construct environmentally-friendly hybrid films, supramolecular hydrogels, and drug vehicles. Finally, the existing challenges and future directions of the controlled synthesis and functionalization of CaCO3 and its expanding applications are highlighted.
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- Yu-Qin Niu
- Research Group for Advanced Materials & Sustainable Catalysis (AMSC), State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China. .,Qing Yang Institute for Industrial Minerals, You Hua, Qing Yang, Chi Zhou 242804, China
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- Research Group for Advanced Materials & Sustainable Catalysis (AMSC), State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China. .,Qing Yang Institute for Industrial Minerals, You Hua, Qing Yang, Chi Zhou 242804, China
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- Univ Bordeaux, ICMCB, Bordeaux INP, UMR 5026, CNRS, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, I-40126 Bologna, Italy. .,Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Research Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40064 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory for Precipitation Processes, Ruđer Bošković Institute, P. O. Box 1016, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, I-40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Research Group for Advanced Materials & Sustainable Catalysis (AMSC), State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China. .,Qing Yang Institute for Industrial Minerals, You Hua, Qing Yang, Chi Zhou 242804, China
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Moynihan MA, Amini S, Oalmann J, Chua JQI, Tanzil JTI, Fan TY, Miserez A, Goodkin NF. Crystal orientation mapping and microindentation reveal anisotropy in Porites skeletons. Acta Biomater 2022; 151:446-456. [PMID: 35963519 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Structures made by scleractinian corals support diverse ocean ecosystems. Despite the importance of coral skeletons and their predicted vulnerability to climate change, few studies have examined the mechanical and crystallographic properties of coral skeletons at the micro- and nano-scales. Here, we investigated the interplay of crystallographic and microarchitectural organization with mechanical anisotropy within Porites skeletons by measuring Young's modulus and hardness along surfaces transverse and longitudinal to the primary coral growth direction. We observed micro-scale anisotropy, where the transverse surface had greater Young's modulus and hardness by ∼ 6 GPa and 0.2 GPa, respectively. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) revealed that this surface also had a higher percentage of crystals oriented with the a-axis between ± 30-60∘, relative to the longitudinal surface, and a broader grain size distribution. Within a region containing a sharp microscale gradient in Young's modulus, nanoscale indentation mapping, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), EBSD, and Raman crystallography were performed. A correlative trend showed higher Young's modulus and hardness in regions with individual crystal bases (c-axis) facing upward, and in crystal fibers relative to centers of calcification. These relationships highlight the difference in mechanical properties between scales (i.e. crystals, crystal bundles, grains). Observations of crystal orientation and mechanical properties suggest that anisotropy is driven by microscale organization and crystal packing, rather than intrinsic crystal anisotropy. In comparison with previous observations of nanoscale isotropy in corals, our results illustrate the role of hierarchical architecture in coral skeletons and the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on mechanical properties at different scales. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Coral biomineralization and the ability of corals' skeletal structure to withstand biotic and abiotic forces underpins the success of reef ecosystems. At the microscale, we show increased skeletal stiffness and hardness perpendicular to the coral growth direction. By comparing nano- and micro-scale indentation results, we also reveal an effect of hierarchical architecture on the mechanical properties of coral skeletons and hypothesize that crystal packing and orientation result in microscale anisotropy. In contrast to previous findings, we demonstrate that mechanical and crystallographic properties of coral skeletons can vary between surface planes, within surface planes, and at different analytical scales. These results improve our understanding of biomineralization and the effects of scale and direction on how biomineral structures respond to environmental stimuli.
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- Molly A Moynihan
- Earth Observatory of Singapore, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
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- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Potsdam, Germany
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- Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; St. John's Island National Marine Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, 119227, Singapore
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- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
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A nanoconcrete welding strategy for constructing high-performance wound dressing. Bioact Mater 2022; 14:31-41. [PMID: 35310347 PMCID: PMC8892149 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Engineering biomaterials to meet specific biomedical applications raises high requirements of mechanical performances, and simultaneous strengthening and toughening of polymer are frequently necessary but very challenging in many cases. In this work, we propose a new concept of nanoconcrete welding polymer chains, where mesoporous CaCO3 (mCaCO3) nanoconcretes which are composed of amorphous and nanocrystalline phases are developed to powerfully weld polymer chains through siphoning-induced occlusion, hydration-driven crystallization and dehydration-driven compression of nanoconcretes. The mCaCO3 nanoconcrete welding technology is verified to be able to remarkably augment strength, toughness and anti-fatigue performances of a model polymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)-based porous membrane. Mechanistically, we have revealed polymer-occluded nanocrystal structure and welding-derived microstress which is much stronger than interfacial Van der Waals force, thus efficiently preventing the generation of microcracks and repairing initial microcracks by microcracks-induced hydration, crystallization and polymer welding of mCaCO3 nanoconcretes. Constructed porous membrane is used as wound dressing, exhibiting a special nanoplates-constructed surface topography as well as a porous structure with plentiful oriented, aligned and opened pore channels, improved hydrophilicity, water vapor permeability, anti-bacterial and cell adherence, in support of wound healing and skin structural/functional repairing. The proposed nanoconcrete-welding-polymer strategy breaks a new pathway for improving the mechanical performances of polymers. An innovative nanoconcrete welding technology is developed for improving the mechanical performances of composite. A new kind of mesoporous CaCO3 nanoconcretes is synthesized by an ion etching method. High-performance artificial skin is constructed based on a porous CaCO3-PHBV membrane.
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Duchstein P, Schodder PI, Leupold S, Dao TQN, Kababya S, Cicconi MR, de Ligny D, Pipich V, Eike D, Schmidt A, Zahn D, Wolf SE. Small‐Molecular‐Weight Additives Modulate Calcification by Interacting with Prenucleation Clusters on the Molecular Level. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Institute for Glass and Ceramics GERMANY
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Institute for Glass and Ceramics GERMANY
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Institute for Glass and Ceramics GERMANY
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- Technion Israel Institute of Technology Schulich Faculty of Chemistry ISRAEL
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Institute for Glass and Ceramics GERMANY
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Lehrstuhl für Glas und Keramik GERMANY
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich: Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH Garching GERMANY
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- Technion Israel Institute of Technology Schulich Faculty of Chemistry ISRAEL
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Chemistry Department GERMANY
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- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg – Institute of Glass and Ceramics Department of Materials Science and Engineering Martensstrasse 5 91058 Erlangen GERMANY
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Kahil K, Raiteri P, Gale JD, Rez P. Calculations of the Evolution of the Ca L 23 Fine Structure in Amorphous Calcium Carbonate. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:5103-5109. [PMID: 35763361 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c03440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) has been found in many different organisms. Biogenic ACC is frequently a precursor in the formation of calcite and aragonite. The process of structural transformation is therefore of great interest in the study of crystallization pathways in biomineralization. Changes in the prepeak/main peak (L2'/L2) intensity ratio of the Ca L23-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) of Ca-rich particles in skeleton-building cells of sea urchin larva revealed that ACC precipitates through a continuum of states rather than through abrupt phase transitions involving two distinct phases as formerly believed. Using an atomic multiplet code, we show that only a tetragonal or "umbrella-like" distortion of the Ca coordination polyhedron can give rise to the observed continuum of states. We also show on the basis of the structures obtained from previous molecular dynamics simulations of hydrated nanoparticles that the Ca L23-edge is not sensitive to atomic arrangements in the early stages of the transformation process.
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- Keren Kahil
- Department of Chemical and Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Curtin Institute for Computation/The Institute for Geoscience Research, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, PO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- Curtin Institute for Computation/The Institute for Geoscience Research, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, PO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504 United States
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Molecular characterization, immunofluorescent localization, and expression levels of two bicarbonate anion transporters in the whitish mantle of the giant clam, Tridacna squamosa, and the implications for light-enhanced shell formation. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2022; 268:111200. [PMID: 35337976 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Giant clams conduct light-enhanced shell formation, which requires the increased transport of Ca2+ and inorganic carbon (Ci) from the hemolymph through the shell-facing epithelium of the whitish inner mantle to the extrapallial fluid where CaCO3 deposition occurs. The major form of Ci in the hemolymph is HCO3-, but the mechanisms of HCO3- transport through the basolateral and apical membranes of the shell-facing epithelial cells remain unknown. This study aimed to clone from the inner mantle of Tridacna squamosa the complete coding cDNA sequences of electrogenic Na+-HCO3-cotransporter 1 homolog (NBCe1-like-b) and electrogenic Na+-HCO3-cotransporter 2 homolog (NBCe2-like). NBCe1-like-b comprised 3360 bp, encoding a 125.7 kDa protein with 1119 amino acids. NBCe1-like-b was slightly different from NBCe1-like-a of the ctenidium reported elsewhere, as it had a serine residue (Ser1025), which might undergo phosphorylation leading to the transport of Na+: HCO3- at a ratio of 1: 2 into the cell. NBCe1-like-b was localized at the basolateral membrane of the shell-facing epithelial cells, and its gene and protein expression levels increased significantly in the inner mantle during illumination, indicating a role in the light-enhanced uptake of HCO3- from the hemolymph. The sequence of NBCe2-like obtained from the inner mantle was identical to that reported previously for the outer mantle. In the inner mantle, NBCe2-like had an apical localization in the shell-facing epithelial cells, and its protein abundance was upregulated during illumination. Hence, NBCe2-like might take part in the light-enhanced transport of HCO3- through the apical membrane of these cells into the extrapallial fluid.
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Wolfram U, Peña Fernández M, McPhee S, Smith E, Beck RJ, Shephard JD, Ozel A, Erskine CS, Büscher J, Titschack J, Roberts JM, Hennige SJ. Multiscale mechanical consequences of ocean acidification for cold-water corals. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8052. [PMID: 35577824 PMCID: PMC9110400 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11266-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Ocean acidification is a threat to deep-sea corals and could lead to dramatic and rapid loss of the reef framework habitat they build. Weakening of structurally critical parts of the coral reef framework can lead to physical habitat collapse on an ecosystem scale, reducing the potential for biodiversity support. The mechanism underpinning crumbling and collapse of corals can be described via a combination of laboratory-scale experiments and mathematical and computational models. We synthesise data from electron back-scatter diffraction, micro-computed tomography, and micromechanical experiments, supplemented by molecular dynamics and continuum micromechanics simulations to predict failure of coral structures under increasing porosity and dissolution. Results reveal remarkable mechanical properties of the building material of cold-water coral skeletons of 462 MPa compressive strength and 45-67 GPa stiffness. This is 10 times stronger than concrete, twice as strong as ultrahigh performance fibre reinforced concrete, or nacre. Contrary to what would be expected, CWCs retain the strength of their skeletal building material despite a loss of its stiffness even when synthesised under future oceanic conditions. As this is on the material length-scale, it is independent of increasing porosity from exposure to corrosive water or bioerosion. Our models then illustrate how small increases in porosity lead to significantly increased risk of crumbling coral habitat. This new understanding, combined with projections of how seawater chemistry will change over the coming decades, will help support future conservation and management efforts of these vulnerable marine ecosystems by identifying which ecosystems are at risk and when they will be at risk, allowing assessment of the impact upon associated biodiversity.
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- Uwe Wolfram
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Biological Oceanography Research Group, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Marum Center for Marine Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Marine Research Department, Senckenberg am Meer, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Changing Oceans Research Group, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Changing Oceans Research Group, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Deng Z, Jia Z, Li L. Biomineralized Materials as Model Systems for Structural Composites: Intracrystalline Structural Features and Their Strengthening and Toughening Mechanisms. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103524. [PMID: 35315243 PMCID: PMC9108615 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Biomineralized composites, which are usually composed of microscopic mineral building blocks organized in 3D intercrystalline organic matrices, have evolved unique structural designs to fulfill mechanical and other biological functionalities. While it has been well recognized that the intricate architectural designs of biomineralized composites contribute to their remarkable mechanical performance, the structural features within and corresponding mechanical properties of individual mineral building blocks are often less appreciated in the context of bio-inspired structural composites. The mineral building blocks in biomineralized composites exhibit a variety of salient intracrystalline structural features, such as, organic inclusions, inorganic impurities (or trace elements), crystalline features (e.g., amorphous phases, single crystals, splitting crystals, polycrystals, and nanograins), residual stress/strain, and twinning, which significantly modify the mechanical properties of biogenic minerals. In this review, recent progress in elucidating the intracrystalline structural features of three most common biomineral systems (calcite, aragonite, and hydroxyapatite) and their corresponding mechanical significance are discussed. Future research directions and corresponding challenges are proposed and discussed, such as the advanced structural characterizations and formation mechanisms of intracrystalline structures in biominerals, amorphous biominerals, and bio-inspired synthesis.
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- Zhifei Deng
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringVirginia Polytechnic Institute of Technology and State UniversityBlacksburgVA24060USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringVirginia Polytechnic Institute of Technology and State UniversityBlacksburgVA24060USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringVirginia Polytechnic Institute of Technology and State UniversityBlacksburgVA24060USA
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Jia X, Kayitmazer AB, Ahmad A, Ramzan N, Li Y, Xu Y, Sun S. Polyacids for producing colloidally stable amorphous calcium carbonate clusters in water. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xianjing Jia
- Lab of Low‐Dimensional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology Multan Pakistan
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- Faculty of Chemical, Metallurgical, and Polymer Engineering University of Engineering & Technology Lahore Pakistan
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- Lab of Low‐Dimensional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- Center for Advanced Low‐dimension Materials Donghua University Shanghai China
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Duboisset J, Ferrand P, Baroni A, Grünewald TA, Dicko H, Grauby O, Vidal-Dupiol J, Saulnier D, Gilles LM, Rosenthal M, Burghammer M, Nouet J, Chevallard C, Baronnet A, Chamard V. Amorphous-to-crystal transition in the layer-by-layer growth of bivalve shell prisms. Acta Biomater 2022; 142:194-207. [PMID: 35041900 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Biomineralization integrates complex physical and chemical processes bio-controlled by the living organisms through ionic concentration regulation and organic molecules production. It allows tuning the structural, optical and mechanical properties of hard tissues during ambient-condition crystallisation, motivating a deeper understanding of the underlying processes. By combining state-of-the-art optical and X-ray microscopy methods, we investigated early-mineralized calcareous units from two bivalve species, Pinctada margaritifera and Pinna nobilis, revealing chemical and crystallographic structural insights. In these calcite units, we observed ring-like structural features correlated with a lack of calcite and an increase of amorphous calcium carbonate and proteins contents. The rings also correspond to a larger crystalline disorder and a larger strain level. Based on these observations, we propose a temporal biomineralization cycle, initiated by the production of an amorphous precursor layer, which further crystallizes with a transition front progressing radially from the unit centre, while the organics are expelled towards the prism edge. Simultaneously, along the shell thickness, the growth occurs following a layer-by-layer mode. These findings open biomimetic perspectives for the design of refined crystalline materials. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Calcareous biominerals are amongst the most present forms of biominerals. They exhibit astonishing structural, optical and mechanical properties while being formed at ambient synthesis conditions from ubiquitous ions, motivating the deep understanding of biomineralization. Here, we unveil the first formation steps involved in the biomineralization cycle of prismatic units of two bivalve species by applying a new multi-modal non-destructive characterization approach, sensitive to chemical and crystalline properties. The observations of structural features in mineralized units of different ages allowed the derivation of a temporal sequence for prism biomineralization, involving an amorphous precursor, a radial crystallisation front and a layer-by-layer sequence. Beyond these chemical and physical findings, the herein introduced multi-modal approach is highly relevant to other biominerals and bio-inspired studies.
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- Julien Duboisset
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, CINaM, Campus Luminy, Case 913, 13288-Marseille cedex 9, France
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- IHPE, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, Montpellier France
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- Ifremer, UMR 241 Environnement Insulaire Océanien (EIO), Labex Corail, Centre du Pacifique, BP 49, Vairao 98719, French Polynesia
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- Ifremer, UMR 241 Environnement Insulaire Océanien (EIO), Labex Corail, Centre du Pacifique, BP 49, Vairao 98719, French Polynesia
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, F-38043 Grenoble Cedex, France
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- GEOPS, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, CINaM, Campus Luminy, Case 913, 13288-Marseille cedex 9, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France.
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Fietzke J, Wall M. Distinct fine-scale variations in calcification control revealed by high-resolution 2D boron laser images in the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabj4172. [PMID: 35302850 PMCID: PMC8932653 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abj4172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Coral calcification is a complex biologically controlled process of hard skeleton formation, and it is influenced by environmental conditions. The chemical composition of coral skeletons responds to calcification conditions and can be used to gain insights into both the control asserted by the organism and the environment. Boron and its isotopic composition have been of particular interest because of links to carbon chemistry and pH. In this study, we acquired high-resolution boron images (concentration and isotopes) in a skeleton sample of the azooxanthellate cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. We observed high boron variability at a small spatial scale related to skeletal structure. This implies differences in calcification control during different stages of skeleton formation. Our data point to bicarbonate active transport as a critical pathway during early skeletal growth, and the variable activity rates explain the majority of the observed boron systematic.
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- Jan Fietzke
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstr. 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
- Corresponding author.
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstr. 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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Gilbert PUPA, Bergmann KD, Boekelheide N, Tambutté S, Mass T, Marin F, Adkins JF, Erez J, Gilbert B, Knutson V, Cantine M, Hernández JO, Knoll AH. Biomineralization: Integrating mechanism and evolutionary history. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabl9653. [PMID: 35263127 PMCID: PMC8906573 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl9653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) biomineralizing organisms have played major roles in the history of life and the global carbon cycle during the past 541 Ma. Both marine diversification and mass extinctions reflect physiological responses to environmental changes through time. An integrated understanding of carbonate biomineralization is necessary to illuminate this evolutionary record and to understand how modern organisms will respond to 21st century global change. Biomineralization evolved independently but convergently across phyla, suggesting a unity of mechanism that transcends biological differences. In this review, we combine CaCO3 skeleton formation mechanisms with constraints from evolutionary history, omics, and a meta-analysis of isotopic data to develop a plausible model for CaCO3 biomineralization applicable to all phyla. The model provides a framework for understanding the environmental sensitivity of marine calcifiers, past mass extinctions, and resilience in 21st century acidifying oceans. Thus, it frames questions about the past, present, and future of CaCO3 biomineralizing organisms.
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- Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert
- Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Geoscience, and Materials Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Corresponding author. (P.U.P.A.G.); (A.H.K.)
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Department of Marine Biology, 98000 Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- University of Haifa, Marine Biology Department, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
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- Université de Bourgogne–Franche-Comté (UBFC), Laboratoire Biogéosciences, UMR CNRS 6282, Bâtiment des Sciences Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MS 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Earth Sciences, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Energy Geoscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Corresponding author. (P.U.P.A.G.); (A.H.K.)
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Artificial Intelligence as a Tool to Study the 3D Skeletal Architecture in Newly Settled Coral Recruits: Insights into the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Biomineralization. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse10030391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Understanding the formation of the coral skeleton has been a common subject uniting various marine and materials study fields. Two main regions dominate coral skeleton growth: Rapid Accretion Deposits (RADs) and Thickening Deposits (TDs). These have been extensively characterized at the 2D level, but their 3D characteristics are still poorly described. Here, we present an innovative approach to combine synchrotron phase contrast-enhanced microCT (PCE-CT) with artificial intelligence (AI) to explore the 3D architecture of RADs and TDs within the coral skeleton. As a reference study system, we used recruits of the stony coral Stylophora pistillata from the Red Sea, grown under both natural and simulated ocean acidification conditions. We thus studied the recruit’s skeleton under both regular and morphologically-altered acidic conditions. By imaging the corals with PCE-CT, we revealed the interwoven morphologies of RADs and TDs. Deep-learning neural networks were invoked to explore AI segmentation of these regions, to overcome limitations of common segmentation techniques. This analysis yielded highly-detailed 3D information about the RAD’s and TD’s architecture. Our results demonstrate how AI can be used as a powerful tool to obtain 3D data essential for studying coral biomineralization and for exploring the effects of environmental change on coral growth.
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Zhang Y, Ip JCH, Xie JY, Yeung YH, Sun Y, Qiu JW. Host-symbiont transcriptomic changes during natural bleaching and recovery in the leaf coral Pavona decussata. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150656. [PMID: 34597574 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Coral bleaching has become a major threat to coral reefs worldwide, but for most coral species little is known about their resilience to environmental changes. We aimed to understand the gene expressional regulation underlying natural bleaching and recovery in Pavona decussata, a dominant species of scleractinian coral in the northern South China Sea. Analyzing samples collected in 2017 from the field revealed distinct zooxanthellae density, chlorophyll a concentration and transcriptomic signatures corresponding to changes in health conditions of the coral holobiont. In the host, normal-looking tissues of partially bleached colonies were frontloaded with stress responsive genes, as indicated by upregulation of immune defense, response to endoplasmic reticulum, and oxidative stress genes. Bleaching was characterized by upregulation of apoptosis-related genes which could cause a reduction in algal symbionts, and downregulation of genes involved in stress responses and metabolic processes. The transcription factors stat5b and irf1 played key roles in bleaching by regulating immune and apoptosis pathways. Recovery from bleaching was characterized by enrichment of pathways involved in mitosis, DNA replication, and recombination for tissue repairing, as well as restoration of energy and metabolism. In the symbionts, bleaching corresponded to imbalance in photosystems I and II activities which enhanced oxidative stress and limited energy production and nutrient assimilation. Overall, our study revealed distinct gene expressional profiles and regulation in the different phases of the bleaching and recovery process, and provided new insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the holobiont's resilience that may determine the species' fate in response to global and regional environmental changes.
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- Yanjie Zhang
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
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Schmidt C, Stifler CA, Luffey EL, Fordyce BI, Ahmed A, Barreiro Pujol G, Breit CP, Davison SS, Klaus CN, Koehler IJ, LeCloux IM, Matute Diaz C, Nguyen CM, Quach V, Sengkhammee JS, Walch EJ, Xiong MM, Tambutté E, Tambutté S, Mass T, Gilbert PUPA. Faster Crystallization during Coral Skeleton Formation Correlates with Resilience to Ocean Acidification. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:1332-1341. [PMID: 35037457 PMCID: PMC8796227 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The mature skeletons of hard corals, termed stony or scleractinian corals, are made of aragonite (CaCO3). During their formation, particles attaching to the skeleton's growing surface are calcium carbonate, transiently amorphous. Here we show that amorphous particles are observed frequently and reproducibly just outside the skeleton, where a calicoblastic cell layer envelops and deposits the forming skeleton. The observation of particles in these locations, therefore, is consistent with nucleation and growth of particles in intracellular vesicles. The observed extraskeletal particles range in size between 0.2 and 1.0 μm and contain more of the amorphous precursor phases than the skeleton surface or bulk, where they gradually crystallize to aragonite. This observation was repeated in three diverse genera of corals, Acropora sp., Stylophora pistillata─differently sensitive to ocean acidification (OA)─and Turbinaria peltata, demonstrating that intracellular particles are a major source of material during the additive manufacturing of coral skeletons. Thus, particles are formed away from seawater, in a presumed intracellular calcifying fluid (ICF) in closed vesicles and not, as previously assumed, in the extracellular calcifying fluid (ECF), which, unlike ICF, is partly open to seawater. After particle attachment, the growing skeleton surface remains exposed to ECF, and, remarkably, its crystallization rate varies significantly across genera. The skeleton surface layers containing amorphous pixels vary in thickness across genera: ∼2.1 μm in Acropora, 1.1 μm in Stylophora, and 0.9 μm in Turbinaria. Thus, the slow-crystallizing Acropora skeleton surface remains amorphous and soluble longer, including overnight, when the pH in the ECF drops. Increased skeleton surface solubility is consistent with Acropora's vulnerability to OA, whereas the Stylophora skeleton surface layer crystallizes faster, consistent with Stylophora's resilience to OA. Turbinaria, whose response to OA has not yet been tested, is expected to be even more resilient than Stylophora, based on the present data.
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- Connor
A. Schmidt
- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Marine Biology, Centre Scientifique de
Monaco, 98000 Monaco, Principality of
Monaco
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- Department
of Marine Biology, Centre Scientifique de
Monaco, 98000 Monaco, Principality of
Monaco
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- Marine
Biology Department, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
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- Department
of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Departments
of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Microfluidic Synthesis and Analysis of Bioinspired Structures Based on CaCO 3 for Potential Applications as Drug Delivery Carriers. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14010139. [PMID: 35057035 PMCID: PMC8777975 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14010139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Naturally inspired biomaterials such as calcium carbonate, produced in biological systems under specific conditions, exhibit superior properties that are difficult to reproduce in a laboratory. The emergence of microfluidic technologies provides an effective approach for the synthesis of such materials, which increases the interest of researchers in the creation and investigation of crystallization processes. Besides accurate tuning of the synthesis parameters, microfluidic technologies also enable an analysis of the process in situ with a range of methods. Understanding the mechanisms behind the microfluidic biomineralization processes could open a venue for new strategies in the development of advanced materials. In this review, we summarize recent advances in microfluidic synthesis and analysis of CaCO3-based bioinspired nano- and microparticles as well as core-shell structures on its basis. Particular attention is given to the application of calcium carbonate particles for drug delivery.
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Kim HL, Shin YS, Yang SH. Effect of poly(acrylic acid) on crystallization of calcium carbonate in a hydrogel. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01687c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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As carbonate ions are diffused into an agarose hydrogel containing calcium ions and poly(acrylic acid), elliptical and spherical calcites are controllably formed depending on the concentration of poly(acrylic acid) and the position of the hydrogel.
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- Hong Lyun Kim
- Department of Chemistry Education, Korea National University of Education, Chungbuk 28173, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Education, Korea National University of Education, Chungbuk 28173, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Education, Korea National University of Education, Chungbuk 28173, Korea
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Insuasti‐Cruz E, Suárez‐Jaramillo V, Mena Urresta KA, Pila‐Varela KO, Fiallos‐Ayala X, Dahoumane SA, Alexis F. Natural Biomaterials from Biodiversity for Healthcare Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2101389. [PMID: 34643331 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Natural biomaterials originating during the growth cycles of all living organisms have been used for many applications. They span from bioinert to bioactive materials including bioinspired ones. As they exhibit an increasing degree of sophistication, natural biomaterials have proven suitable to address the needs of the healthcare sector. Here the different natural healthcare biomaterials, their biodiversity sources, properties, and promising healthcare applications are reviewed. The variability of their properties as a result of considered species and their habitat is also discussed. Finally, some limitations of natural biomaterials are discussed and possible future developments are provided as more natural biomaterials are yet to be discovered and studied.
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- Erick Insuasti‐Cruz
- School of Biological Sciences & Engineering Yachay Tech University Urcuquí 100119 Ecuador
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- School of Biological Sciences & Engineering Yachay Tech University Urcuquí 100119 Ecuador
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- School of Biological Sciences & Engineering Yachay Tech University Urcuquí 100119 Ecuador
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Polytech Montreal Montreal Quebec H3C 3A7 Canada
- Center for Advances in Water and Air Quality (CAWAQ) Lamar University Beaumont TX 77710 USA
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- School of Biological Sciences & Engineering Yachay Tech University Urcuquí 100119 Ecuador
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Tang S, Dong Z, Ke X, Luo J, Li J. Advances in biomineralization-inspired materials for hard tissue repair. Int J Oral Sci 2021; 13:42. [PMID: 34876550 PMCID: PMC8651686 DOI: 10.1038/s41368-021-00147-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Biomineralization is the process by which organisms form mineralized tissues with hierarchical structures and excellent properties, including the bones and teeth in vertebrates. The underlying mechanisms and pathways of biomineralization provide inspiration for designing and constructing materials to repair hard tissues. In particular, the formation processes of minerals can be partly replicated by utilizing bioinspired artificial materials to mimic the functions of biomolecules or stabilize intermediate mineral phases involved in biomineralization. Here, we review recent advances in biomineralization-inspired materials developed for hard tissue repair. Biomineralization-inspired materials are categorized into different types based on their specific applications, which include bone repair, dentin remineralization, and enamel remineralization. Finally, the advantages and limitations of these materials are summarized, and several perspectives on future directions are discussed.
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- Shuxian Tang
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
- Med-X Center for Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
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