Intermolecular Channels Direct Crystal Orientation in Mineralized Collagen
Yifei Xu, Fabio Nudelman, E. Deniz Eren, Maarten J. M. Wirix, Bram Cantaert, Wouter H. Nijhuis, Daniel Hermida-Merino, Giuseppe Portale, Paul H. H. Bomans, Christian Ottmann, Heiner Friedrich, Wim Bras, Anat Akiva, Joseph Orgel, Fiona C. Meldrum, Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk
This study shows that cylindrical pores in collagen direct the uniaxial orientation of HAp crystals through confinement and anisotropic growth.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2020Bioengineering