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Intrafibrillar collagen mineralization produced by biomimetic hierarchical nanoapatite assembly

  • Yan Liu
    ,
  • Nan Li
    ,
  • Yi Pin Qi
    ,
  • Lin Dai
    ,
  • Thomas E. Bryan
    ,
  • Jing Mao
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    ,
  • Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
    ,
  • Sun Yat-Sen University
    ,
  • First Hospital of Wuhan
    ,
  • Medical College of Georgia
    ,
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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.

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Scholary Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
Peer-review

Original language

English (US)

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 975-980 (6 pages)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Advanced Materials (Volume 23, Issue 8)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 02/22/2011

Publication status

Published - 02/22/2011

ISSN

0935-9648

Publication IDs

  • Scopus: 79951844206
  • PubMed: 21341310

Publication metrics

Metrics

Scopus
citations
Fractional count
2
Fractional count
0.25
Fractional count
6
Fractional count
0.75
Fractional count
2
Fractional count
1
SciVal
citations
117
SciVal
FWCI
4.66
SciVal
Author count
8
SciVal
Paper percentile
97
SciVal
Top percentile
5

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3
Captures
101
Citation count
179

Funding Details

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NIDCR
R21DE019213