TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hentrich, Doreen
A1  - Taabache, Soraya
A1  - Brezesinski, Gerald
A1  - Lange, Nele
A1  - Unger, Wolfgang
A1  - Kuebel, Christian
A1  - Bertin, Annabelle
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - A Dendritic Amphiphile for Efficient Control of Biomimetic Calcium Phosphate Mineralization
JF  - Macromolecular bioscience
N2  - The phase behavior of a dendritic amphiphile containing a Newkome-type dendron as the hydrophilic moiety and a cholesterol unit as the hydrophobic segment is investigated at the air-liquid interface. The amphiphile forms stable monomolecular films at the airliquid interface on different subphases. Furthermore, the mineralization of calcium phosphate beneath the monolayer at different calcium and phosphate concentrations versus mineralization time shows that at low calcium and phosphate concentrations needles form, whereas flakes and spheres dominate at higher concentrations. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron diffraction confirm the formation of calcium phosphate. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction confirm the predominant formation of octacalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite. The data also indicate that the final products form via a complex multistep reaction, including an association step, where nano-needles aggregate into larger flake-like objects.
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201600524
SN  - 1616-5187
SN  - 1616-5195
VL  - 17
SP  - 2541
EP  - 2548
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -