TY  - JOUR
A1  - Junginger, Mathias
A1  - Kübel, Christian
A1  - Schacher, Felix H.
A1  - Müller, Axel H. E.
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - Crystal structure and chemical composition of biomimetic calcium phosphate nanofibers
T2  - RSC Advances
N2  - Calcium phosphate nanofibers with a diameter of only a few nanometers and a cotton-ball-like aggregate morphology have been reported several times in the literature. Although fiber formation seems reproducible in a variety of conditions, the crystal structure and chemical composition of the fibers have been elusive. Using scanning transmission electron microscopy, low dose electron (nano) diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy, we have assigned crystal structures and chemical compositions to the fibers. Moreover, we demonstrate that the mineralization process yields true polymer/calcium phosphate hybrid materials where the block copolymer template is closely associated with the calcium phosphate.
Y1  - 2013
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/35348
SN  - 2046-2069
VL  - 3
IS  - 28
SP  - 11301
EP  - 11308
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
CY  - Cambridge
ER  -