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Self‐Organizing β‐Sheet Lipopeptide Monolayers as Template for the Mineralization of CaCO 3
Author(s) -
Cavalli Silvia,
Popescu Daniela C.,
Tellers Emily E.,
Vos Matthijn R. J.,
Pichon Benoît P.,
Overhand Mark,
Rapaport Hanna,
Sommerdijk Nico A. J. M.,
Kros Alexander
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200501654
Subject(s) - monolayer , antiparallel (mathematics) , mineralization (soil science) , calcite , amphiphile , lipopeptide , biomineralization , crystallography , nucleation , materials science , crystal habit , chemistry , chemical engineering , biophysics , nanotechnology , mineralogy , crystallization , organic chemistry , geology , copolymer , polymer , biology , engineering , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , magnetic field , bacteria , nitrogen
Habit forming : Amphiphilic lipopeptide 1 forms a stable monolayer with an antiparallel β‐sheet conformation. This monolayer interacts with calcium ions and can be used as a biomimetic mineralization template for the formation of a new crystal habit of calcite (see SEM image). The nucleation of different crystal faces can be achieved depending on the ability of the template to adapt to the organic phase.