Biomineralization at fluid interfaces

M Cano, JJ Giner-Casares - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomineralization is of paramount importance for life on Earth. The delicate balance of
physicochemical interactions at the interface between organic and inorganic matter during …

Confined assembly of 2D biofilms at the air-water interface for versatile surface biofunctionalization of osteogenic implants

X Na, H Liu, X Li, M Du, T Wang, Z Zhang, C Wu - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing aging population has created a huge demand for osteogenic implants. In this
study, we report a biogenic, scalable, and osteogenic biofilm for in vivo osseointegration …

Fabrication of biofunctionalized surfaces for Osteo-regeneration by directional seeding of lactoferrin at the solid-liquid interface

X Na, X Chen, X Xu, M Du, B Zhu, T Wang, C Wu - Materials Today Nano, 2022 - Elsevier
The preformation of a coherent biosurface in living organisms is essential for biomineralized
materials, in which biogenic elements are intelligently orientated, shaped, and nano-and …

Calcium-induced molecular rearrangement of peptide folds enables biomineralization of vaterite calcium carbonate

H Lu, H Lutz, SJ Roeters, MA Hood… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Proteins can control mineralization of CaCO3 by selectively triggering the growth of calcite,
aragonite or vaterite phases. The templating of CaCO3 by proteins must occur …

Mineralization of calcium carbonate on multifunctional peptide assembly acting as mineral source supplier and template

K Murai, T Kinoshita, K Nagata, M Higuchi - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Crystal phase and morphology of biominerals may be precisely regulated by controlled
nucleation and selective crystal growth through biomineralization on organic templates such …

Atomic defects and their relationship to aragonite–calcite transformation in portlandite nanocrystal carbonation

LS Gomez-Villalba, P López-Arce… - Crystal Growth & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The defects in calcium carbonate polymorphs forming when portlandite nanocrystals are
exposed to high relative humidity were directly observed and analyzed under high …

Lactoferrin network with MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation, auxiliary mineralization, antibacterial functions: A multifunctional coating for biofunctionalization of implant …

X Na, L Zhang, C Ren, X Xu, M Du, J Zhou… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing biocompatible, low-immunoreactive, and antibacterial implants are challenging
yet fundamental to osteosynthesis. In this study, mineralization-stimulative and antibacterial …

Vesicle origami: cuboid phospholipid vesicles formed by template‐free self‐assembly

F Neuhaus, D Mueller, R Tanasescu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Phospholipid liposomes are archetypical self‐assembled structures. To minimize the surface
tension, the vesicles typically are spherical. Deciphering the bilayer code, the basic physical …

Polymorph Selection and Structure Evolution of CaCO3 Mesocrystals under Control of Poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate): Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Mixed …

L Liu, J Jiang, SH Yu - Crystal growth & design, 2014 - ACS Publications
The synergetic effects of water/ethanol mixed solvent and crystallization temperature upon
CaCO3 polymorph discrimination and structural assembly under control of poly (sodium 4 …

Enzymatic mineralization of silk scaffolds

SK Samal, M Dash, HA Declercq… - Macromolecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The present study focuses on the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) mediated formation of apatitic
minerals on porous silk fibroin protein (SFP) scaffolds. Porous SFP scaffolds impregnated …