A nacre protein forms mesoscale hydrogels that %26quot;hijack%26quot; the biomineralization process within a seawater environment

作者：Pendola Martin; Jain Gaurav; Davidyants Anastasia; Huang Yu Chieh; Gebauer Denis; Evans John Spencer

来源：CrystEngComm, 2016, 18(40): 7675-7679.

DOI：10.1039/c6ce01887d

We examined the mineralization performance of a nacre protein, AP7, within seawater mineralization assays that form aragonite and magnesium calcite. Under these conditions AP7 forms hydrogel particles that vary in size and complexity depending upon ionic conditions. These hydrogels "hijack" the mineralization process by limiting nucleation in bulk solution and promoting nucleation within the hydrogels.

• 出版日期2016