Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers of Ministry of Education, Advanced Materials Laboratory, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Mar 14;46(10):1703-5. doi: 10.1039/b922670b. Epub 2010 Feb 5.
Chitosan (CS) can mediate the formation of spherical, tabulate, and unique starfruit-like silica in the presence of phosphate ions (Pi). CryoTEM and cryoET were used to examine the CS aggregates in the hydrated state. 3D starfruit-like CS/Pi aggregates were reconstructed, which unambiguously confirmed the templating effect of CS/Pi in biomimetic silicification.
壳聚糖(CS)在存在磷酸盐离子(Pi)的情况下可以介导球形、平板形和独特的星形果状二氧化硅的形成。使用冷冻透射电子显微镜(CryoTEM)和冷冻电子断层扫描(cryoET)来检查水合状态下的 CS 聚集物。重建了 3D 星形果状 CS/Pi 聚集物,这明确证实了 CS/Pi 在仿生硅化中的模板效应。