When protein-based biomineralization meets hydrothermal synthesis: the nanostructures of the as-prepared materials are independent of the protein types

Liqiang Wang; Xiangzhi Li; Xingxing Jiang; Wansong Chen; Lanshuang Hu; Maru Dessie Walle; Liu Deng; Minghui Yang; You-Nian Liu; Srećko I Kirin

doi:10.1039/c5cc06846k

When protein-based biomineralization meets hydrothermal synthesis: the nanostructures of the as-prepared materials are independent of the protein types

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Dec 14;51(96):17076-9. doi: 10.1039/c5cc06846k. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

Authors

Liqiang Wang¹, Xiangzhi Li, Xingxing Jiang, Wansong Chen, Lanshuang Hu, Maru Dessie Walle, Liu Deng, Minghui Yang, You-Nian Liu, Srećko I Kirin

Affiliation

¹ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China. yangminghui@csu.edu.cn liuyounian@csu.edu.cn.

PMID: 26463585
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06846k

Abstract

Proteins were proved to be type-independent templates for the biomineralization of iron ions into hematite mesocrystals with tunable structures and morphologies under hydrothemal conditions. Our finding could pave the way for the synthesis of mesocrystals with controlled stuctures and morphologies using templates of low-cost proteins.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Ions / chemistry
Iron / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Particle Size
Proteins / chemistry*
Surface Properties
Temperature*

Substances

Ions
Proteins
Iron