牛血清白蛋白Langmuir膜控制方解石形成取向生长的球形微晶

本文以生物矿化模型系统为基础，利用LB技术，采用本体交换的方法，制备了牛血清白蛋白(BSA)Langmuir膜，以更加接近生物矿化的方法研究了BSA Langmuir膜对碳酸钙晶体生长的取向、形貌和晶型的控制作用。XRD分析表明晶体为碳酸钙的方解石晶型，且晶体仅沿(104)晶面有取向生长。SEM分析表明结晶初期碳酸钙以球状的晶体存在，随着时间的延长，BSA对晶体形貌的控制作用逐渐减弱，直到完全不起作用，在结晶后期形成菱方形晶体，但晶体生长取向和晶型始终没有发生变化。说明BSA Langmuir膜对碳酸钙的生长取向、晶型和形貌有较好的控制作用。     

多肽Langmuir膜控制下方解石晶体的生长

本文研究了聚β-苯甲基天门冬氨酸(PBA)Langmuir膜对碳酸钙成核和生长的诱导控制作用。在PBA Langmuir单分子膜作用下,我们得到形状规则、边缘清晰的花瓣状碳酸钙晶体。XRD分析表明所得碳酸钙晶体为沿(104)和(208)晶面取向生长的方解石晶型;AFM、TEM和SEM观察显示了方解石形貌的变化过程。结果表明多肽PBA Langmuir单分子膜对碳酸钙的结晶、生长取向和形貌具有良好的诱导和调控作用。     

LB膜诱导CaF2单晶的生长研究

LB膜作为模板可调控晶体的取向生长。实验中利用SEM，XRD等手段研究转移到硅基底上的LB膜诱导氟化钙单晶的生长情况。发现：在二十二烷基羧酸LB诱导下，氟化钙晶体沿（220）晶面取向生长，这一结果可利用膜与晶体之间的晶格匹配关系得到合理解释。     

缺陷LB膜诱导草酸钙晶体的生长

肾结石形成与肾上皮细胞膜损伤密切相关, 但细胞膜损伤后的微结构及其与肾结石微晶粘附的分子机制仍不清楚. 本文采用经草酸钾处理后存在缺陷的二棕榈酰磷酯酰胆碱(DPPC)的LB膜为模型, 采用原子力显微镜(AFM)、荧光显微镜和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究了模型膜的缺陷畴区及其对一水草酸钙(COM)晶体生长的促进作用. LB膜内圆形的缺陷畴区可以诱导圆形COM晶体图形生成, 圆形晶体图形的直径从3 mm到150 mm不等. 在圆形区域内, 单个COM晶体的尺寸大都在1～3 μm, 以针状、四边形或不规则的形状存在; 而在同等条件下正常LB膜诱导的COM晶体没有圆形聚集现象, 单个COM晶体在LE/LC相边界生长, 其尺寸显著增加至5～10 mm. 不同性质LB膜促进COM成核和生长的强弱依次为: 经草酸钾处理的LB膜缺陷畴区>>正常LB膜的LC/LE边界＞正常LB膜非边界区域>>无膜诱导. 从缺陷LB膜的活性位点及其对COM晶体成核的促进作用等方面讨论了上述实验结果.     

缺陷LB膜诱导草酸钙晶体环图形形成

利用存在缺陷的LB膜来模拟受损伤的肾上皮细胞膜, 研究了膜缺陷的微结构及其影响一水草酸钙(COM)晶体成核、生长、沉积图形和黏附的分子机制. 二棕榈酰磷脂酰胆碱(DPPC)LB膜经草酸钾处理后可形成圆形缺陷, 并诱导COM微晶排列成环状图形, 相比之下, 没有经草酸钾处理的LB膜只诱导零散的六边形COM晶体生成. 随着生长时间增加, 环内单个COM晶体的尺寸明显增加, 空心的环状晶体图形倾向于转变为实心的圆形图形, 且小尺寸(5~20 mm)的圆形晶体图案数量增加. 本结果有助于在分子和超分子的水平上进一步了解肾上皮细胞膜损伤后诱导肾结石形成的分子机制.     

LB膜中的缺陷畴区及其诱导形成环形草酸钙图形

利用存在缺陷的LB膜来模拟受损伤的肾上皮细胞膜诱导肾结石矿物草酸钙(CaOxa)晶体生长. 经2.5 mmol·L-1的草酸钾溶液对二棕榈酰磷脂酰胆碱(DPPC)的LB膜进行处理后, 可强化LB膜中液态扩张相(LE)和液态凝聚相(LC)之间的结构差异, 原子力显微镜(AFM)证实了圈状缺陷的存在. 以LB膜的圈状缺陷为模板, 诱导了一水草酸钙(COM)晶体环状图案. 相比之下, 未经草酸钾处理的LB膜只诱导生成零散的六边形COM晶体.     

3-巯基丙酸自组装单层控制碳酸钙晶型及形貌的研究

采用碳酸铵分解产生的NH3和CO2扩散并溶入氯化钙溶液中,得到了碳酸钙晶体。研究结果表明,3-巯基丙酸自组装单层和溶液温度对碳酸钙晶体的晶型和形貌具有重要影响。25℃条件下,纯溶液中得到了方解石,文石和球霰石三种晶型的混合沉淀物,而在自组装单层存在条件下只得到了表面光滑的菱面体方解石。改变温度,自组装单层调控得到的方解石晶体具有不同的形貌。在60℃得到了多孔方解石,与25℃时典型菱面体方解石有重要区别。XRD分析表明自组装膜上所得碳酸钙晶体为沿着(104)和(006)晶面取向生长的方解石。     

影响Langmuir-Blodgett膜中缺陷畴区的因素

采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和荧光显微镜研究了基片种类、温度、制膜参数(如Langmuir-Blodgett膜沉积压、压膜速度、提膜速度等)和LB膜层数对LB膜中缺陷畴区的影响及其对尿石矿物——水草酸钙(COM)晶体生长的指导作用. LB膜中的缺陷畴区可以诱导圆形COM沉积图形形成, 但在石英基片上的图形数量只有云母基片上的5%左右. 制膜温度由25 ℃降低至18 ℃时, 出现非圆形COM沉积图形, 尺寸亦有增大的趋势. 随着沉积压从2 mN/m增大到10 mN/m, 云母基片上圆形COM晶体沉积图形数量减少, 沉积图形尺寸趋于均一, 非圆形图形数量增加. 随着压膜速度增加, 膜中缺陷增加. 当LB膜的层数由1层增加到2, 3, 5层后, 其诱导的COM图形数量逐渐减少, 尺寸也相应减小, 即单层LB膜的缺陷比多层膜的多, 且更容易受到基片的影响.     

草酸钾诱导的LB膜缺陷及对草酸钙堆积图形的影响

采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了经不同浓度草酸钾(K2C2O4)处理后二棕榈酰磷酯酰胆碱(DPPC)的缺陷LB膜及其对一水草酸钙(COM)成核和生长的影响. K2C2O4的处理可进一步破坏LB膜中圆形畴区内的分子列阵, 尤其是使处在液态扩张相(LE)/液态凝集相(LC)边界的分子列阵无序程度增加, 从而促进了COM晶体在此处的成核和生长, 最终诱导圆形堆积的COM晶体图形出现. 随着损伤LB膜的K2C2O4浓度c(K2C2O4)从0.3 mmol/L增加到5.0 mmol/L, 其对LB膜畴区有序结构的破坏作用逐渐增强, 圈状堆积的晶体图形数量增多. 当c(K2C2O4)为0.3 mmol/L时, 主要诱导实心的圆形堆积的COM晶体图形, 而当c(K2C2O4)增加至5.0 mmol/L时, 生成圈状COM晶体图形, 且图形的半径减小. 这一研究结果将有助于从分子和超分子水平上了解肾小管上皮细胞膜损伤后的微结构变化及其与肾结石形成的关系.     

碳酸岩矿化菌诱导碳酸钙晶体形成机理研究

选用碳酸盐矿化菌(芽孢杆菌系), 分别研究了不同浓度细菌液、细菌体及其分泌物对碳酸钙晶体形成的影响. 研究表明, 细菌液浓度越高, 控制碳酸钙晶体形貌作用越显著; 细菌体为碳酸钙结晶提供异相成核点而对形貌并没有实质影响; 细菌分泌物可诱导出球形、纺锤形等多种形态亚稳态球霰石; 在微生物环境的长期作用下可形成有机-无机复合碳酸钙硬质膜. 通过对电导率测定结果和碳酸钙红外图谱分析得出, 生物有机质分子链的极性基团(COOH, C＝O等)与Ca^2＋产生静电、配位等一系列作用, 调控晶体的生长. 本研究对于微生物诱导碳酸钙的工程性应用, 如混凝土微裂缝修复、古建筑表面防护处理、微纳米碳酸钙颗粒制备等具有一定指导意义.     

The inhibition of calcium carbonate crystal growth by the cysteine-rich Mdm2 peptide

The crystal growth of calcite, the most stable calcium carbonate polymorph, in the presence of the cysteine-rich Mdm2 peptide (containing 48 amino acids in the ring finger configuration), has been investigated by the constant composition technique. Crystallization took place exclusively on well-characterized calcite crystals in solutions supersaturated only with respect to this calcium carbonate salt. The kinetic results indicated a surface diffusion spiral growth mechanism. The presence of the Mdm2 peptide inhibited the crystal growth of calcite by 22-58% in the concentration range tested, through adsorption onto the active growth sites of the calcite crystal surface. The kinetic results favored a Langmuir-type adsorption model, and the value of the calculated affinity constant was k(aff)=147x10(4) dm(3)mol(-1), a(ads)=0.29.     

Simulations of calcite crystallization on self-assembled monolayers

This paper presents simulations of calcium carbonate ordering in contact with self-assembled monolayers. The calculations use potential-based molecular dynamics to model the crystallization of calcium carbonate to calcite expressing both the (00.1) and (01.2) surfaces. The effect of monolayer properties: ionization; epitaxial matching; charge density; and headgroup orientation on the crystallization process are examined in detail. The results demonstrate that highly charged surfaces are vital to stimulate ordering and crystallization. Template directed crystallization requires charge epitaxy between both the crystal surface and the monolayer. The orientation of the headgroup appears to make no contribution to the selection of the crystal surface.     

蔗糖/精氨酸体系中碳酸钙结晶的仿生合成

该文以更加接近生物矿化的方法研究了蔗糖/精氨酸体系对碳酸钙晶体取向、形貌和晶型的控制作用.XRD 分析表明,在蔗糖/L-精氨酸混合体系中合成的晶体主要为碳酸钙的球霰石晶型及少量的方解石型,在单独的蔗糖或L-精氨酸溶液中基本是球霰石晶型.SEM分析表明,蔗糖和L-精氨酸均可诱导形成特殊形貌的碳酸钙.实验结果表明,蔗糖/精...     

Crystal growth of aragonite and calcite in presence of citric acid, DTPA, EDTA and pyromellitic acid

The influence of four calcium complexing substances, i.e., citric acid (CIT), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and pyromellitic acid (PMA), on the crystal growth rate of the calcium carbonate polymorphs aragonite and calcite has been studied. Using a seeded constant supersaturation method supersaturation was maintained at 4 by keeping a constant pH of 8.5 through addition of sodium carbonate and calcium chloride solutions. The unique composition of each solution was calculated using chemical speciation. The growth rate was interpreted in terms of an overall growth rate. For both calcite and aragonite, the crystal growth rate is significantly reduced in the presence of the calcium complexing substances. The growth retarding effect depends on both the concentration and the polymorph. The relative crystal growth rate was correlated to the total complexing agent concentration using a Langmuir adsorption approach. Aragonite appeared fully covered for lower total concentrations than calcite. Furthermore, CIT very efficiently blocked aragonite growth contrary to what was observed for calcite. This is thought to be related to certain distinct features of the dominant aragonite crystal faces compared to the dominant calcite faces.     

Calcium carbonate particle growth depending on coupling among adjacent layers in hybrid LB/LbL films

There are practical and academic situations that justify the study of calcium carbonate crystallization and especially of systems that are associated with organic matrices and a confined medium. Despite the fact that many different matrices have been studied, the use of well-behaved, thin organic films may provide new knowledge about this system. In this work, we have studied the growth of calcium carbonate particles on well-defined organic matrices that were formed by layer-by-layer (LbL) polyelectrolyte films deposited on phospholipid Langmuir-Blodgett films (LB). We were able to change the surface electrical charge density of the LB films by changing the proportions of a negatively charged lipid, the sodium salt of dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-phosphatidyl acid (DMPA), and a zwitterionic lipid, dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-phosphatidylethanolamine (DMPE). This affects the subsequent polyelectrolyte LbL film deposition, which also changes the the nature of the bonding (electrostatic interaction or hydrogen bonding). This approach allowed for the formation of calcium carbonate particles of different final shapes, roughnesses, and sizes. The masses of deposited lipids, polyelectrolytes, and calcium cabonate were quantified by the quartz crystal microbalance technique. The structures of obtained particles were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy.     

X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy studies of calcium carbonate electrodeposited on a steel surface

Calcium carbonate was deposited on a stainless steel surface with the use of an electrical potential of 10 V. The crystals formed on the surface were examined with X-ray diffraction and with scanning electron microscopy, which revealed that calcite, vaterite and amorphous calcium carbonate was formed. Two different surface active polymers were added to the solution and their effect on the crystal structure was investigated. It was found that the more hydrophilic of the two polymers promoted calcite growth and suppressed vaterite growth. The more hydrophobic polymer completely inhibited vaterite growth. Both polymers decreased the amount of crystals formed on the steel surface, the more hydrophobic polymer being the most effective. The crystal inhibition efficiency was enhanced close to the cloud point of the polymers. The results were compared with the effect of poly(acrylic acid), a commonly used antiscalant. It was found that poly(acrylic acid) was about as efficient as the more hydrophobic polymer in decreasing the amount of calcium carbonate. At higher concentrations of poly(acrylic acid), almost all of the calcium carbonate precipitated in the amorphous form.     

牛血清蛋白单层膜诱导形成网状结构的羟基磷灰石

0引言近来利用生物矿化的方法来合成具有特殊结构的晶体材料成为材料合成的一个热点[1.2]。羟基磷灰石(HAP)作为一种生物材料,广泛地存在于人和动物的骨骼和牙齿中,是生物矿化的产物。在骨骼的修复、替代和仿生抗菌陶瓷薄膜中有重要的应用[3]。因此,利用生物矿化的方法合成具有     

Formation of rod-shaped calcite crystals by microemulsion-based synthesis

Novel rod-shaped calcite crystals are formed by precipitation from cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)/1-pentanol/cyclohexane microemulsions containing calcium chloride and ammonium carbonate. The calcium carbonate initially precipitates as hexagon-shaped vaterite crystals. The vaterite crystals transform to unusual rod-shaped calcite crystals over several days. The rod-shaped calcite crystals are prismatic, with the longest crystal axis displaying (110) crystal faces. A possible mechanism of crystal growth is discussed. The elongated shape of the crystals facilitates the assembly into hierarchical structures and can allow the crystals to be used as templates for fabricating advanced materials.     

Free energy and structure of calcium carbonate nanoparticles during early stages of crystallization

We introduce a metadynamics based scheme for computing the free energy of nanoparticles as a function of their crystalline order. The method is applied to small nanoparticles of the biomineral calcium carbonate to determine the preferred structure during early stages of crystal growth. For particles 2 nm in diameter, we establish a large energetic preference for amorphous particle morphologies. Particles with partial crystalline order consistent with vaterite are also observed with substantially lower probability. The absence of the stable calcite phase and stability of the amorphous state support recent conjectures that calcite formation starts via the deposition of amorphous calcium carbonate.