BioengineeringbioRxiv
Intermolecular Channels Direct Crystal Orientation in Mineralized Collagen
Yifei Xu, Fabio Nudelman, E. Deniz Eren…·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.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-18846-2