Abstract
There has been much discussion of the role of proteins in the calcium carbonate biomineralization process, particularly with regard to nucleation, amorphous stabilization/transformation, and polymorph selection. However, there has been little if any discussion of the potential role that proteins might play in another important process: the guided assembly and organization of mineral nanoparticles into higher-ordered structures such as mesocrystals. This review discusses particle attachment theory and recent evidence of mineral-associated proteins forming hydrogels that assemble and organize mineral clusters into crystalline phase. From this discussion we postulate a mechanism by which biomineralization protein hydrogel aggregation assists in mineral nanoparticle assembly and organization within calcium carbonate skeletal elements and discuss potentials ways for harnessing this process in materials design.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 581 |
| Journal | Materials |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 15 2019 |
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Keywords
- Biocomposites
- Biomineralization
- Hydrogels
- Mesocrystal
- Nanoparticles
- Nucleation
- Particle attachment
- Proteomics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
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Composite materials design : Biomineralization proteins and the guided assembly and organization of biomineral nanoparticles. / Evans, John.
In: Materials, Vol. 12, No. 4, 581, 15.02.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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