Hydroxyl-rich macromolecules enable the bio-inspired synthesis of single crystal nanocomposites
oleh: Yi-Yeoun Kim, Robert Darkins, Alexander Broad, Alexander N. Kulak, Mark A. Holden, Ouassef Nahi, Steven P. Armes, Chiu C. Tang, Rebecca F. Thompson, Frederic Marin, Dorothy M. Duffy, Fiona C. Meldrum
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Calcium carbonate biomineralisation has long been linked to acidic macromolecules. Here, the authors challenge this view and show that a huge number of gold nanoparticles coated with hydroxyl-rich proteins can be incorporated into a calcium carbonate crystal while maintaining single crystal character.