Compounding of hydroxyapatite crystals to molecularly aligned crab tendon chitosan: the effect of heat treatment

Effect of fabrication processes on orientation growth of La/HAP crystal

“…Shaw et al (2004) proved that orienting the charged COOHterminal region of the amelogenin protein on the HAP surface optimized can exert control over the development of unusually long and highly ordered hydroxyapatite (HAP) crystallites that constitute enamel. Matsuda et al (2004) discovered that the control of crystallographic orientation in HAP can be realized by aligned amino groups. Zhang et al (2004) reported that the dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) monolayer template could control the sizes, orientation and morphology of the formed HAP crystals effectively.…”

Macroscopically Ordered Polymer/CaCO3Hybrids Prepared by Using a Liquid‐Crystalline Template

“…Only a couple of studies on the use of ordered matrices have been reported, and these matrices were derived from biosystems. [12,15,16] Mann and co-workers demonstrated the formation of ordered porous chitin/silica composites using a macroscopically ordered b-chitin matrix obtained from cuttlebone. [15] Falini and co-workers used the aligned b-chitin obtained from the pen of a squid as a matrix for calcium salts, which resulted in the formation of oriented crystals.…”

Macroscopically Ordered Polymer/CaCO3Hybrids Prepared by Using a Liquid‐Crystalline Template

“…Only a couple of studies on the use of ordered matrices have been reported, and these matrices were derived from biosystems 12. 15, 16 Mann and co‐workers demonstrated the formation of ordered porous chitin/silica composites using a macroscopically ordered β‐chitin matrix obtained from cuttlebone 15. Falini and co‐workers used the aligned β‐chitin obtained from the pen of a squid as a matrix for calcium salts, which resulted in the formation of oriented crystals 12.…”