Abstract
We designed a novel multifunctional β-sheet peptide template for calcium carbonate mineralization. The template self-supplies the mineral source, a carbonate ion, by hydrolysis of urea, and regulates the crystal phase and morphology of the obtained calcium carbonate.
MeSH terms
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Base Sequence
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Calcium Carbonate / chemistry*
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Carbonic Anhydrases / chemistry
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Crystallization
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Hydrolysis
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Ions
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Peptides / chemistry*
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Peptides / genetics
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Protein Structure, Tertiary
Substances
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Ions
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Peptides
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nacrein
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Carbonic Anhydrases
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Calcium Carbonate