Biomimetic Composites: Amyloid-Hydroxyapatite Bone Biomimetic Composites (Adv. Mater. 20/2014)

Development of biomimetic nano-hydroxyapatite/poly(hexamethylene adipamide) composites.

In this study, acicular nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) was used to make a new biomimetic composite with polyamide (poly hexamethylene adipamide) by a unique technique. The physical and chemical characteristics of the composites were tested. It was found that these synthesized n-HA crystals were similar to bone apatite in size, phase composition and crystal structure. The biomimetic n-HA crystals we...

Bacterial Cellulose-Based Biomimetic Composites

Biomimetic approach to forming chitin/aragonite composites.

Biomimetic materials which display the complexity of biominerals like nacre are synthetically difficult to prepare. The formation of chitin/calcium carbonate composites, where CaCO(3) is present as aragonite, was achieved via reacetylation of preformed chitosan scaffolds followed by the combination of presoaking of chitin templates with mineral solutions in the presence of poly(acrylic acid). T...

Studies of doped biomimetic nano-hydroxyapatite/polymer matrix Composites for applications in biomedical field

Every year, millions of people are suffering from bone defect arising from trauma, tumor or bone diseases. Therefore, there is a growing need for the development of biocomposites with excellent bioactivity and compatibility. In this study, nano-hydroxyapatite was elaborated by using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) under mild temperature condition. Comparison with pure nan...

Growth of strontium hydrogen phosphate/gelatin composites: a biomimetic approach

Recent research has focused on the crystal growth of strontium phosphates via different methods due to the bioactivity and biocompatibility of these materials with bone tissue. Here, we use a biomimetic method to synthesize strontium hydrogen phosphate/gelatin composites via single diffusion in gelatin. We compare the composite crystals with analytical-grade strontium hydrogen phosphate using i...