Abstract
Phosphorous-based templating analogs of extracellular matrix proteins are used as templates in conjunction with polycarboxylic acid-stabilized amorphous calcium phosphate nanoprecursors to create a highly ordered intrafibrillar apatite crystallite assembly within a collagen fibril. The assembly recapitulates the gap and overlap arrangement of collagen molecules.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 975-980 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Advanced Materials |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 22 2011 |
Keywords
- biomimetics
- biomineralization
- collagen
- templating
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering