胆固醇/卵磷脂/壳聚糖体系中碳酸钙模拟生物矿化的研究

本文采用X射线衍射、红外光谱和扫描电子显微镜等方法研究了胆固醇／卵磷脂／壳聚糖体系中碳酸钙模拟生物矿化过程。通过改变有机基质的组成,使有机基质的模板作用 也发生改变,从而使生成方解在一重型里面在酸钙的模板可生成球霰石型的碳酸钙。文中还进一步探讨了体系中壳聚糖、卵磷脂、胆固醇三者的协同作用对生成碳酸钙晶型的影响。     

凝聚态化学视角下的生物矿化

凝聚态化学是研究凝聚态材料的合成、组分、结构、性能、相互作用及相关化学反应等多个领域的一门学科。近年来对生物矿物这种特殊的天然凝聚态材料不断深入的探索,极大扩展了凝聚态化学原有的研究视野。这些生物矿物常通过非经典的方式,在温和而复杂的体内甚至体外环境中形成;它们具有长期进化筛选出的跨尺度多级组织结构,充分利用了材料微观形态和不同凝聚态材料间的表、界面相互作用,因此具有非常优异的性能。本文通过分析生物矿物形成和转化过程中涉及的几种特殊机制,阐明真实环境条件下凝聚态材料合成和凝聚态化学反应的一些新特征。同时,还将介绍由生物矿物相关研究推动的凝聚态化学的实际应用。最后,对该领域未来需要解决的问题和重要发展方向做出展望。     

壳聚糖-氨基酸体系中碳酸钙模拟生物矿化的研究

本文选取壳聚糖与氨基酸作为碳酸钙模拟生物矿化的有机基质,研究并比较了侧链带不同电荷的氨基酸对碳酸钙生物矿化的调制作用,发现侧链带负电荷的酸性氨基酸能改变壳聚糖体系中原有的晶种模板,使能量比较高的球霰石型碳酸钙得以生成,而单纯的壳聚糖体系中只能得到方解石型碳酸钙;在形貌上则改变了球霰石型碳酸钙原有的球状堆积,出现了两头小、中间大椭球状的特殊形貌。     

生物矿化中的无定形碳酸钙

本文综述了无定形碳酸钙的结构、合成和表征方法,阐明了无定形碳酸钙是一种热力学上的不稳定相.具有功能基团的有机高分子、功能蛋白质以及无机镁离子等添加剂对它有一定的稳定作用,抑制它的转化;但是在一定条件下它将转化成结晶态的碳酸钙.无定形碳酸钙具有高可溶性、各向同性和可塑性,正是这些特性使得生物采用它作为生物矿物的前体来矿化,形成具有精美结构的各种生物矿物.通过对无定形碳酸钙的研究,能够更加深入地了解生物矿化的机理,更好地仿生合成和制备各种功能材料.     

单分子膜诱导生物矿物晶体生长中的晶格匹配和电荷匹配

有机基质与无机晶体的晶格几何匹配和静电相互作用是导致生物体内矿物有序生长并具有特殊理化性质的重要因素,但有机基质的作用机理至今没有完全弄清.作为模拟生物矿化的重要模板之一,Langmuir单分子膜具有独特的优势.本文综述了单分子膜诱导下生物矿物碳酸钙(文石、方解石和球霰石)、羟磷灰石、硫酸钡和纤铁矿等生长过程中的晶格匹配和电荷匹配,讨论了单分子膜亲水头基、膜的电荷性质、膜聚集态等因素对膜控晶体生长过程中晶格匹配和电荷匹配的影响,指出了该领域所面临的问题和将来的发展方向.     

生物矿化:无机化学和生物医学间的桥梁之一

生物矿化是生物体制造生物矿物的过程。在自然界中,生物矿物是在有机基质控制下可控有序组装而成的,这就决定了它不同于实验室中合成的普通矿物。单细胞矿化以及生理和病理性矿化,对于人们开展硬组织生物学研究以及生物材料设计合成具有很好的借鉴和启发意义。作为骨骼、牙齿的基本构筑单元,以及其良好的生物相容性和优异的骨牙整合性,磷酸钙纳米颗粒在生物矿物的组装方面和生物硬组织修复、组织工程等方面扮演着重要的角色。另外,受单细胞生物矿化启发的细胞(或病毒)壳化,可以赋予细胞(或病毒)更好的抗逆境能力。本文综述了生物矿化,尤其是单细胞矿化和生理、病理性矿化对生物医学的启示。结合近年来国内外相关研究进展,我们从骨、牙组织修复,细胞(病毒)壳化两个方面分别阐述了生物矿化作为无机化学和生物医学的桥梁作用。深入研究生物矿化的机理以及基于生物矿化的材料合成,对于生理性矿化的仿生修复、病理性矿化的预防治疗以及细胞界面工程等方面都具有重要的启发和实践意义。     

聚合物控制模拟生物矿化

近年来,受自然启发的合成思路已日益引起广泛的重视.本文综述了运用各种不同的分子模板对无机晶体的生物矿化过程,多种无机晶体生长和无机-有机复合材料的形貌与结构的调控作用以及分子模板与外界静态模板的协调控制效应等方面的最新进展.重点讨论简单的有机添加剂如水溶性功能聚合物及表面活性剂等对无机晶体晶化的模板效应及其在复杂无机结构形成过程中的相互协同作用、在混合溶液体系中的新的影响效应等.讨论了模拟生物矿化方法在构筑新颖无机纳米材料及无机-有机复合材料的新途径及其自组装机理.目前的研究进展表明,通过选择合适的分子模板和外界静态模板、适当的合成微环境和运用合适的自组装机制,有可能实现对所有无机晶体的形貌控制和复杂杂化结构的合理构筑.展望了这些尺度可控而结构特殊等级材料潜在的重要应用价值.     

无机材料的仿生合成

生物矿化重要的特征之一是细胞分泌的有机基质调制无机矿物的成核和生长, 形成具有特殊组装方式和多级结构特点的生物矿化材料(如骨、牙和贝壳)。仿生合成就是将生物矿化的机理引入无机材料合成, 以有机物的组装体为模板, 去控制无机物的形成,制备具有独特显微结构特点的无机材料, 使材料具有优异的物理和化学性能。仿生合成已成为无机材料化学的研究前沿。本文综述了无机材料仿生合成的发展现状。     

基于生物矿化的生物壳工程

生物矿化是生物体提高自身存活能力的重要手段,可以通过无机非生命体实现对有机生命体的保护和功能化.得益于这些自然现象的启发,我们将生物矿化原理应用于各种生物单元的功能化改造,进一步提出了仿生壳工程概念.经过生物矿化改造后,生物体系可以维持原有生物性质但又被人工材料赋予了新功能,在材料、生物、医学等各个领域有着重要的价值.本文对基于生物矿化的壳工程修饰方法及其应用进行了介绍,并对该领域的研究前景进行了展望.     

醇-水混合溶剂中双亲水嵌段共聚物对CaCO3粒子形貌的调控

合成形态、大小及结构受到人为调控的无机材料是现代材料科学的一个重要研究方向, 通过生物模拟方法可望实现各类有机添加剂及模板对无机物形貌与结构的有效调控[1,2]. 近年来, 一类新型的无机晶体生长调控剂--双亲水嵌段共聚物[3]已成功地用于多种无机粒子形貌的有效调控. 双亲水嵌段共聚物由2个与无机表面亲和作用不同的亲水链段构成, 在其水溶液中, 已实现了具有一系列特殊形貌的碳酸钙[4~6]、磷酸钙[7]及硫酸钡[8]粒子的生物模拟合成. 人们已陆续报道了在多种有机添加剂及模板作用下典型的生物矿物CaCO3的生物模拟合成[9,10]. 我们曾系统地研究了水溶液中双亲水嵌段共聚物对CaCO3粒子形貌的调控作用[6],最近又在双亲水嵌段共聚物-表面活性剂混合溶液中合成出具有新颖形貌(如空壳状等)的CaCO3粒子[11]. 本文考察了醇-水混合溶剂中双亲水嵌段共聚物对CaCO3粒子形貌的调控作用, 初步揭示了溶剂特性对该调控作用的显著影响.     

Phosphorus-containing compounds regulate mineralization

Phosphorus is the main constitutive element of minerals and fat in the body. The process of mineral formation is defined as mineralization. The minerals in the body are mainly apatite, which is the inorganic phase that composes bones and teeth. It is worth noting that people with high fat content tend to cause excessive bone mineralization, which leads us to believe that different phosphorus-containing compounds in the body are mutually transformed and can regulate mineralization in different ways. The conversion and regulation of different phosphorus-containing compounds on the mineralization are essential for formation of a complex hierarchical structure and adaptation of the bone to various mechanical environments. Therefore, this review introduces the natural phosphorus-containing compounds in the body, introduces the hierarchical structure of the bone, and summarizes recent studies on different phosphorus-containing compounds (inorganic, organic, and phosphorus-containing proteases) involved in the biomineralization. We also discuss potential research directions of the biomineralization, offering the basis for future investigation of advanced bone substitute materials.     

A new approach to mineralization of biocompatible hydrogel scaffolds: an efficient process toward 3-dimensional bonelike composites

As a first step toward the design and fabrication of biomimetic bonelike composite materials, we have developed a template-driven nucleation and mineral growth process for the high-affinity integration of hydroxyapatite with a poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) hydrogel scaffold. A mineralization technique was developed that exposes carboxylate groups on the surface of cross-linked pHEMA, promoting high-affinity nucleation and growth of calcium phosphate on the surface, along with extensive calcification of the hydrogel interior. Robust surface mineral layers a few microns thick were obtained. The same mineralization technique, when applied to a hydrogel that is less prone to surface hydrolysis, led to distinctly different mineralization patterns, in terms of both the extent of mineralization and the crystallinity of the apatite grown on the hydrogel surface. This template-driven mineralization technique provides an efficient approach toward bonelike composites with high mineral-hydrogel interfacial adhesion strength.     

New approaches in layer by layer synthesis of collagen/hydroxyapatite composite materials

The aim of this work was to increase our understanding of collagen (COLL)/ hydroxyapatite (HA) composite materials; more specifically, we focused on the study of the influence of the precursorconcentrations over the final content of deposited HA. We found that the increase of the precursor concentrations led to better mineralization (on the basis of the content of deposited mineral phase). Regardless of the precursor concentrations, the content of the deposited amount was found to increase with the increase of the number of deposited layers. Quantification of the mineral phase amount was achieved by gravimetric determination. Based on the determined deposition equation the number of layers can be easily determined in order to obtain composite materials with desired content of mineral phase.     

Dentin Phosphoprotein Mimetic Peptide Nanofibers Promote Biomineralization

Dentin phosphoprotein (DPP) is a major component of the dentin matrix playing crucial role in hydroxyapatite deposition during bone mineralization, making it a prime candidate for the design of novel materials for bone and tooth regeneration. The bioactivity of DPP‐derived proteins is controlled by the phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of the serine residues. Here an enzyme‐responsive peptide nanofiber system inducing biomineralization is demonstrated. It closely emulates the structural and functional properties of DPP and facilitates apatite‐like mineral deposition. The DPP‐mimetic peptide molecules self‐assemble through dephosphorylation by alkaline phosphatase (ALP), an enzyme participating in tooth and bone matrix mineralization. Nanofiber network formation is also induced through addition of calcium ions. The gelation process following nanofiber formation produces a mineralized extracellular matrix like material, where scaffold properties and phosphate groups promote mineralization. It is demonstrated that the DPP‐mimetic peptide nanofiber networks can be used for apatite‐like mineral deposition for bone regeneration.     

Evolutionary screening of collagen-like peptides that nucleate hydroxyapatite crystals

The biogenesis of inorganic/organic composite materials such as bone typically involves the process of templated mineralization. Biomimetic synthesis of bone-like materials therefore requires the development of organic scaffolds that mediate mineralization of hydroxyapatite (HAP), the major inorganic component of bone. Using phage display, we identified a 12-residue peptide that bound to single-crystal HAP and templated the nucleation and growth of crystalline HAP mineral in a sequence- and composition-dependent manner. The sequence responsible for the mineralizing activity resembled the tripeptide repeat (Gly-Pro-Hyp) of type I collagen, a major component of bone extracellular matrix. Using a panel of synthetic peptides, we defined the structural features required for mineralizing activity. The results support a model for the cooperative noncovalent interaction of the peptide with HAP and suggest that native collagen may have a mineral-templating function in vivo. We expect this short HAP-binding peptide to be useful in the synthesis of three-dimensional bone-like materials.     

Bioinspired growth of crystalline carbonate apatite on biodegradable polymer substrata

Mineralization in biological systems is a widespread, yet incompletely understood phenomenon involving complex interactions at the biomacromolecule-mineral nucleus interface. This study was aimed at understanding and controlling mineral formation in a poly(alpha-hydroxy ester) model system, to gain insight into biological mineralization processes and to develop biomaterials for orthopaedic tissue regeneration. We specifically hypothesized that providing a high surface density of anionic functional groups would enhance nucleation and growth of bonelike mineral following exposure to simulated body fluids (SBF). Polymer surface functionalization was achieved via hydrolysis of 85:15 poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) films. This treatment led to an increase in surface carboxylic acid and hydroxyl groups, resulting in a substantial increase in polymer surface energy from 42 to 49 dynes/cm2. Treated polymers exhibited a 3-fold increase in heterogeneous mineral grown and growth of a continuous mineral film on the polymer surface. The mineral grown on PLG surfaces is a carbonate apatite, the major mineral component of vertebrate bone tissue. Mineral crystal size and morphology were dependent on the solution characteristics but unaffected by the degree of surface prehydrolysis. The mechanism of heterogeneous carbonate apatite growth was examined via ion binding assays, which indicated that calcium binding is mediated independently by the presence of soluble phosphate counterions and surface functional groups. These findings indicate that poly(alpha-hydroxy ester) materials can be readily mineralized using a biomimetic process, and that the impetus for mineral nucleation in this system appears more complicated than the simple electrostatic interactions proposed in previous biomineralization theory.     

仿生矿化的机理和应用研究进展

碳酸钙、磷酸钙为代表的生物矿物广泛分布于自然界中,经过不同的矿化过程,在生物体内呈现出多样的结构、形貌和功能,构成生物体多种组织和器官.在人工材料合成领域,仿生矿化通过调控碳酸钙、磷酸钙等矿物的成核与生长,获得具有复杂高级结构和特殊生物功能的无机或无机/有机复合材料.本文重点介绍仿生矿化机理和应用的最近研究进展,包括仿...     

Deuterium structural effects in inorganic and bioinorganic aggregates

Deuterium kinetic isotope effects are widely used in chemical and biological research. Deuterium thermodynamic effects on the aqueous synthesis of inorganic materials, however, seem not to have been recognized. Here we report that the simple replacement of H(2)O with D(2)O in the synthesis of a solid-state manganese complex results in a new structurally and magnetically distinct phase. When iron oxides are synthesized, the relative amount of the mineral phases obtained in H(2)O vs D(2)O is different. The morphology and magnetic properties of the iron core of the iron storage protein ferritin are likewise different when mineralization is carried out in heavy water. The formation of extra inorganic solids, change in the ratio of two phases or alteration of a single phase morphology in D(2)O suggest that new inorganic and bioinorganic metal complexes might be obtained by using the thermodynamic isotope effect.     

In situ investigation of complex BaSO4 fiber generation in the presence of sodium polyacrylate. 1. Kinetics and solution analysis

Simple solution analysis of the formation mechanism of complex BaSO(4) fiber bundles in the presence of polyacrylate sodium salt, via a bioinspired approach, is reported. Titration of the polyacrylate solution with Ba(2+) revealed complex formation and the optimum ratio of Ba(2+) to polyacrylate for a slow polymer-controlled mineralization process. This is a much simpler and faster method to determine the appropriate additive/mineral concentration pairs as opposed to more common crystallization experiments in which the additive/mineral concentration is varied. Time-dependent pH measurements were carried out to determine the concentration of solution species from which BaSO(4) supersaturation throughout the fiber formation process can be calculated and the second-order kinetics of the Ba(2+) concentration in solution can be identified. Conductivity measurements, pH measurements, and analytical ultracentrifugation revealed the first formed species to be Ba-polyacrylate complexes. A combination of the solution analysis results and optical microscopic images allows a detailed picture of the complex precipitation and self-organization process, a particle-mediated process involving mesoscopic transformations, to be revealed.     

Biomimetic mineralization of vertical N-doped carbon nanotubes

Biomimetic mineralization of vertical N-doped carbon nanotubes is demonstrated as a straightforward route for carbon-based mineral nanocomposites. The N-doped sites along the carbon nanotube backbone play the role of nucleation sites for mineralization.