Design of a doubly-hydrophilic block copolypeptide that directs the formation of calcium carbonate microspheres

Larken E Euliss; Tina M Trnka; Timothy J Deming; Galen D Stucky

doi:10.1039/b403211j

Design of a doubly-hydrophilic block copolypeptide that directs the formation of calcium carbonate microspheres

Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Aug 7:(15):1736-7. doi: 10.1039/b403211j. Epub 2004 Jun 25.

Authors

Larken E Euliss¹, Tina M Trnka, Timothy J Deming, Galen D Stucky

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510, USA.

PMID: 15278161
DOI: 10.1039/b403211j

Abstract

The crystallization of calcium carbonate into microspheres has been accomplished using the rationally-designed, doubly-hydrophilic block copolypeptide poly(Nepsilon-2[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]acetyl-L-lysine)(100)-b-poly(L-aspartate sodium salt)30 as a structure-directing agent.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Calcium Carbonate / chemistry*
Crystallography, X-Ray
Microspheres*
Peptides / chemistry*
Peptides / physiology

Substances

Peptides
Calcium Carbonate