Protein disorder-order interplay to guide the growth of hierarchical mineralized structures
Elsharkawy, S; Al-Jawad, M; Pantano, MF; Tejeda-Montes, E; Mehta, K; Jamal, H; Agarwal, S; Shuturminska, K; Rice, A; Tarakina, NV; Wilson, RM; Bushby, AJ; Alonso, M; Rodriguez-Cabello, JC; Barbieft, E; Hernandez, AD; Stevens, MM; Pugno, NM; Anderson, P; M
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2018
VL / 9 - BP / - EP /
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A major goal in materials science is to develop bioinspired functional materials based on the precise control of molecular building blocks across length scales. Here we report a protein-mediated mineralization process that takes advantage of disorder-order interplay using elastin-like recombinamers to program organic-inorganic interactions into hierarchically ordered mineralized structures. The materials comprise elongated apatite nanocrystals that are aligned and organized into microscopic prisms, which grow together into spherulite-like structures hundreds of micrometers in diameter that come together to fill macroscopic areas. The structures can be grown over large uneven surfaces and native tissues as acid-resistant membranes or coatings with tuneable hierarchy, stiffness, and hardness. Our study represents a potential strategy for complex materials design that may open opportunities for hard tissue repair and provide insights into the role of molecular disorder in human physiology and pathology.
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