Crystallization of calcium carbonate mineral with hierarchical structures regulated by silk fibroin in microbial mineralization system

T Chen, P Shi, Y Li, J Zhang, T Duan, Y Yu… - Journal of Crystal …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we provide a novel idea to introduce silk fibroin (SF) into the microbial
mineralization system and study the mechanism of mineralization of calcium carbonate by …

Biomineralization of varied calcium carbonate crystals by the synergistic effect of silk fibroin/magnesium ions in a microbial system

T Chen, P Shi, Y Li, T Duan, Y Yu, X Li, W Zhu - CrystEngComm, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The influence of silk fibroin (SF) and magnesium ions (Mg2+) on calcium carbonate
(CaCO3) bio-mineralization has been investigated. However, the morphology of CaCO3 …

Controlled crystallization and transformation of carbonate minerals with dumbbell-like morphologies on bacterial cell templates

C Zhang, F Li, J Sun, J Lv - Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Research on the biogenic-specific polymorphism and morphology of carbonate has been
gaining momentum in the fields of biomineralization and industrial engineering in recent …

Bacteria-mediated synthesis of metal carbonate minerals with unusual morphologies and structures

L Chen, Y Shen, A Xie, B Huang, R Jia… - Crystal Growth and …, 2009 - ACS Publications
In this paper, well-defined vaterite hollow spheres and amorphous barium carbonate
microrods are synthesized in Proteus mirabilis/urea solution. The urease-generated …

Coeffect of silk fibroin and self-assembly monolayers on the biomineralization of calcium carbonate

X An, C Cao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008 - ACS Publications
As is well-known, the formation of nacre is governed by the cooperation of soluble
macromolecules and insoluble predeposited matrix which is composed of β-chitin and silk …

Silk fibroin-mediated biomineralization of calcium carbonate at the air/water interface

W Hao, D Porter, X Wang, Z Shao - CrystEngComm, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with different morphologies and polymorphs at
the air/water interface has been reported in previous studies while the influence of the …

Controlling the morphology of silica–carbonate biomorphs using proteins involved in biomineralization

N Sánchez-Puig, E Guerra-Flores… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - Springer
Silica–carbonate biomorphs are inorganic self-organized structures that mimic the
morphology of living organisms. In this study, we present the effect that proteins involved in …

Recombinant production of a shell matrix protein in Escherichia coli and its application to the biomimetic synthesis of spherulitic calcite crystals

W Song, SY Bahn, HJ Cha, SP Pack, YS Choi - Biotechnology letters, 2016 - Springer
Objectives To overcome the limited production capability of shell matrix proteins and
efficiently conduct in vitro CaCO 3 biomineralization studies, a putative recombinant shell …

Biomimetic mineralization

AW Xu, Y Ma, H Cölfen - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomimetic mineralization is a powerful approach for the synthesis of advanced materials
with complex shape, hierarchical organization and controlled size, shape and polymorph …

Formation mechanism of disc-shaped calcite—a case study on Arthrobacter sp. MF-2

G Yang, F Li, W Zhang, X Guo, S Zhang - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Research on the biogenic-specific morphology of carbonate minerals has made progress in
the fields of biomineralization and industrial engineering. In this study, mineralization …