Issue 1, 2015
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Preparation of hierarchical enamel-like structures from nano- to macro-scale, regulated by inorganic templates derived from enamel†

Yueyue Wang,a   Kaili Lin,a   Chengtie Wu,a   Xiaoguo Liua  and  Jiang Chang*a  

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a State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
E-mail: jchang@mail.sic.ac.cn
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Abstract

The artificial construction of enamel-like structure has been focusing on the utilization of an organic matrix, since proteins are believed to be essential in directing apatite orientation during enamel formation. Here we report that the orientation of apatite can be regulated by inorganic substrates and we successfully constructed enamel-like cross-arranged structure using natural enamel as template. The templating effect of inorganic substrates on apatite orientation may lead to the design of biomimetic materials.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TB01476F
Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Sep 2014
Accepted
01 Oct 2014
First published
03 Oct 2014

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 65-71

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Preparation of hierarchical enamel-like structures from nano- to macro-scale, regulated by inorganic templates derived from enamel

Y. Wang, K. Lin, C. Wu, X. Liu and J. Chang, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 65 DOI: 10.1039/C4TB01476F

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