Silk Fibroin-Regulated Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 2172-2179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Cheng ◽  
Zhengzhong Shao ◽  
Fritz Vollrath
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Silk Fibroin

Influences of film thickness and fabrication method on the surface structure and mineralization-templating of silk fibroin

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (66) ◽  
pp. 35258-35262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Hao ◽  
David Porter ◽  
Zhengzhong Shao
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Surface Structure ◽  
Bombyx Mori ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Fabrication Method ◽  
Silk Fibroin Film ◽  
Silkworm Silk

The mineralization templating of Bombyx mori silkworm silk fibroin film on calcium carbonate is found to depend on the β-structure of the surface.

Biomineralization of varied calcium carbonate crystals by the synergistic effect of silk fibroin/magnesium ions in a microbial system

CrystEngComm ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (17) ◽  
pp. 2366-2373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Chen ◽  
Peiheng Shi ◽  
Yi Li ◽  
Tao Duan ◽  
Yang Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Magnesium Ions ◽  
System P ◽  
Microbial System

The influence of silk fibroin (SF) and magnesium ions (Mg2+) on calcium carbonate (CaCO3) bio-mineralization has been investigated.

Silk fibroin-mediated biomineralization of calcium carbonate at the air/water interface

CrystEngComm ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (39) ◽  
pp. 9176-9184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Hao ◽  
David Porter ◽  
Xianting Wang ◽  
Zhengzhong Shao
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Air Water Interface

The morphology and polymorphs of CaCO3 that crystallized at the air/water interface depend on the assembly of silk fibroin therein.

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