Nanostructural Organization of Naturally Occurring Composites—Part I : Silica-Collagen-Based Biocomposites
Joint Authors
Tabachnick, Konstantin R.
Ehrlich, Hermann
Hanke, Thomas
Bazhenov, Vasily V.
Worch, Hartmut
Simon, Paul
Born, René
Heinemann, Sascha
Heinemann, Christiane
Shapkin, Nikolay P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2008-03-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Abstract EN
Glass sponges, as examples of natural biocomposites, inspire investigations aiming at both a better understanding of biomineralization mechanisms and novel developments in the synthesis of nanostructured biomimetic materials.
Different representatives of marine glass sponges of the class Hexactinellida (Porifera) are remarkable because of their highly flexible basal anchoring spicules.
Therefore, investigations of the biochemical compositions and the micro- and nanostructure of the spicules as examples of naturally structured biomaterials are of fundamental scientific relevance.
Here we present a detailed study of the structural and biochemical properties of the basal spicules of the marine glass sponge Monorhaphis chuni.
The results show unambiguously that in this glass sponge a fibrillar protein of collagenous nature is the template for the silica mineralization in all silica-containing structural layers of the spicule.
The structural similarity and homology of collagens derived from M.
chuni spicules to other sponge and vertebrate collagens have been confirmed by us using FTIR, amino acid analysis and mass spectrometric sequencing techniques.
We suggest that nanomorphology of silica formed on proteinous structures could be determined as an example of biodirected epitaxial nanodistribution of amorphous silica phase on oriented fibrillar collagen templates.
Finally, the present work includes a discussion relating to silica-collagen-based hybrid materials for practical applications as biomaterials.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ehrlich, Hermann& Heinemann, Sascha& Heinemann, Christiane& Simon, Paul& Bazhenov, Vasily V.& Shapkin, Nikolay P.…[et al.]. 2008. Nanostructural Organization of Naturally Occurring Composites—Part I : Silica-Collagen-Based Biocomposites. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ehrlich, Hermann…[et al.]. Nanostructural Organization of Naturally Occurring Composites—Part I : Silica-Collagen-Based Biocomposites. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ehrlich, Hermann& Heinemann, Sascha& Heinemann, Christiane& Simon, Paul& Bazhenov, Vasily V.& Shapkin, Nikolay P.…[et al.]. Nanostructural Organization of Naturally Occurring Composites—Part I : Silica-Collagen-Based Biocomposites. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2008. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485982