Direct observation of mineral–organic composite formation reveals occlusion mechanism

Kang Rae Cho; Yi-Yeoun Kim; Pengcheng Yang; Wei Cai; Haihua Pan; Alexander N. Kulak; Jolene L. Lau; Prashant Kulshreshtha; Steven P. Armes; Fiona C. Meldrum; James J. De Yoreo

doi:10.1038/ncomms10187

Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Direct observation of mineral–organic composite formation reveals occlusion mechanism

Kang Rae Cho,
Yi-Yeoun Kim,
Pengcheng Yang,
Wei Cai,
Haihua Pan,
Alexander N. Kulak,
Jolene L. Lau,
Prashant Kulshreshtha,
Steven P. Armes,
Fiona C. Meldrum,
James J. De Yoreo

Affiliations

Kang Rae Cho: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yi-Yeoun Kim: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds
Pengcheng Yang: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield
Wei Cai: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Haihua Pan: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Alexander N. Kulak: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds
Jolene L. Lau: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Prashant Kulshreshtha: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Steven P. Armes: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield
Fiona C. Meldrum: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds
James J. De Yoreo: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10187
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The occlusion of biomacromolecules can endow biominerals with enhanced mechanical properties. Here, the authors usein situatomic force microscopy and micromechanical simulations to trace micelle incorporation in calcite to shed light on the mechanism of occlusion and cavity formation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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