Total morphosynthesis of biomimetic prismatic-type CaCO3 thin films

Chuanlian Xiao; Ming Li; Bingjun Wang; Ming-Feng Liu; Changyu Shao; Haihua Pan; Yong Lu; Bin-Bin Xu; Siwei Li; Da Zhan; Yuan Jiang; Ruikang Tang; Xiang Yang Liu; Helmut Cölfen

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01719-6

Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Total morphosynthesis of biomimetic prismatic-type CaCO3 thin films

Chuanlian Xiao,
Ming Li,
Bingjun Wang,
Ming-Feng Liu,
Changyu Shao,
Haihua Pan,
Yong Lu,
Bin-Bin Xu,
Siwei Li,
Da Zhan,
Yuan Jiang,
Ruikang Tang,
Xiang Yang Liu,
Helmut Cölfen

Affiliations

Chuanlian Xiao: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Ming Li: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Bingjun Wang: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Ming-Feng Liu: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Changyu Shao: Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University
Haihua Pan: Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University
Yong Lu: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Bin-Bin Xu: College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Siwei Li: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Da Zhan: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Yuan Jiang: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Ruikang Tang: Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University
Xiang Yang Liu: College of Materials, Research Institute for Soft Matter and Biomimetics, Xiamen University
Helmut Cölfen: Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01719-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The exterior layers of mollusk shells are prismatic in nature, endowing them with stiffness and wear resistance. Inspired by these biominerals, here, Jiang and colleagues grow structurally similar prismatic-type CaCO3 thin films with comparable stiffness and hardness.

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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