A nacre protein forms mesoscale hydrogels that "hijack" the biomineralization process within a seawater environment

Martin Pendola, Gaurav Jain, Anastasia Davidyants, Yu Chieh Huang, Denis Gebauer, John Spencer Evans

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    Abstract

    We examined the mineralization performance of a nacre protein, AP7, within seawater mineralization assays that form aragonite and magnesium calcite. Under these conditions AP7 forms hydrogel particles that vary in size and complexity depending upon ionic conditions. These hydrogels "hijack" the mineralization process by limiting nucleation in bulk solution and promoting nucleation within the hydrogels.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)7675-7679
    Number of pages5
    JournalCrystEngComm
    Volume18
    Issue number40
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2016

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Chemistry(all)
    • Materials Science(all)
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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