<i>c</i>-Axis-Oriented Platelets of Crystalline Hydroxyapatite in Biomimetic Intrafibrillar Mineralization of Polydopamine-Functionalized Collagen Type I
Urasawadee Amornkitbamrung, Yongjae In, Zhen Wang, Ji‐Yoon Song, Sang Ho Oh, Min‐Ho Hong, Hyunjung Shin
Abstract
-axis-oriented platelets of crystalline hydroxyapatite in the Col-I fibril matrix were observed in the enhanced mineralization through PDA functionalization.
Topics & Concepts
Amorphous calcium phosphateNucleationMineralization (soil science)BiomineralizationFibrilMineralized tissuesChemistryCrystallizationMoleculePolyaspartic acidChemical engineeringPhosphateBiophysicsMaterials scienceDentinBiochemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryRaw materialNitrogenEngineeringBiologyBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionCollagen: Extraction and Characterization