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SUBMITTER: Tan J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6345739 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tan Junjun J Jin Xiaoying X Chen Minfang M
Scientific reports 20190124 1
The macroscopically ordered structure of rod-like nanoapatites within the collagen matrix is of great significance for the mechanical performance of bones and teeth. However, the synthesis of macroscopically ordered nanoapatite remains a challenge. Inspired by the effect of citrate molecules on apatite crystals in natural bone and the similarities between these ordered rod-like nanoapatites and the nematic phase of inorganic liquid crystals (LCs), we synthesized aqueous liquid crystal from rod-l ...[more]