structures without human intervention. It is now considered that self-assembling
processes are common throughout natural biomineralization. There are many interesting researches on the structure, formation, and properties of mineralized calcium
phosphate, as well as biomimetic synthesis of new materials with the structure of
mineralized collagen. The focus is mainly on type I collagen, of which at least
20 collagens have so far been discovered. By mineralized collagen, it refers mostly
to calcium phosphate–based crystals, which in bone are found to consist primarily
of calcium and phosphate ions, with traces of magnesium, carbonate, hydroxyl,
chloride, fluoride, and citrate ions.
Fig. 6.27 SEM result of
calcium carbonate
precipitates on the –OH,
–NH 2 , and –COOH modified
surface of single silicon: (a)
–OH modified surface, (b)
–NH2 modified surface, and
(c) –COOH modified surface
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processes are common throughout natural biomineralization. There are many interesting researches on the structure, formation, and properties of mineralized calcium
phosphate, as well as biomimetic synthesis of new materials with the structure of
mineralized collagen. The focus is mainly on type I collagen, of which at least
20 collagens have so far been discovered. By mineralized collagen, it refers mostly
to calcium phosphate–based crystals, which in bone are found to consist primarily
of calcium and phosphate ions, with traces of magnesium, carbonate, hydroxyl,
chloride, fluoride, and citrate ions.
Fig. 6.27 SEM result of
calcium carbonate
precipitates on the –OH,
–NH 2 , and –COOH modified
surface of single silicon: (a)
–OH modified surface, (b)
–NH2 modified surface, and
(c) –COOH modified surface
(Li 2008)
186
Q. Feng