Bioinspired Synthesis of CaCO3 Superstructures through a Novel Hydrogel Composite Membranes Mineralization Platform: A Comprehensive View

Gianluca Di Profio; Shabnam Majidi Salehi; Rocco Caliandro; Pietro Guccione; Giovanni Nico; Efrem Curcio; Enrica Fontananova

doi:10.1002/adma.201504608

Bioinspired Synthesis of CaCO3 Superstructures through a Novel Hydrogel Composite Membranes Mineralization Platform: A Comprehensive View

Adv Mater. 2016 Jan 27;28(4):610-6. doi: 10.1002/adma.201504608. Epub 2015 Nov 26.

Authors

Gianluca Di Profio¹, Shabnam Majidi Salehi^{1

2}, Rocco Caliandro³, Pietro Guccione⁴, Giovanni Nico⁵, Efrem Curcio², Enrica Fontananova¹

Affiliations

¹ National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM), Via P. Bucci c/o Università della Calabria Cubo 17/C, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy.
² Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering (DIATIC), University of Calabria (UNICAL), Via P. Bucci Cubo 45/A, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy.
³ National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Crystallography (IC), Via G. Amendola 122/o, 70126, Bari, BA, Italy.
⁴ Polytechnic of Bari, Department of Electronics and Information Engineering (DEI), Via G. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, BA, Italy.
⁵ National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Calculus Applications "Mauro Picone" (IAC), Via G. Amendola 122/o, 70126, Bari, BA, Italy.

PMID: 26609641
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504608

Abstract

Hydrogel composite membranes (HCMs) are used as novel mineralization platforms for the bioinspired synthesis of CaCO3 superstructures. A comprehensive statistical analysis of the experimental results reveals quantitative relationships between crystallization conditions and crystal texture and a strong selectivity toward complex morphologies when monomers bearing carboxyl and hydroxyl groups are used together in the hydrogel layer synthesis in HCMs.

Keywords: advanced statistical analysis; bioinspired mineralization; carbonate crystallization; composite membranes; membrane-assisted crystallization.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Biomimetic Materials / chemical synthesis*
Biomimetic Materials / chemistry
Calcium Carbonate / chemical synthesis*
Calcium Carbonate / chemistry
Crystallization
Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / chemistry*
Porosity

Substances

Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate
Calcium Carbonate