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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters for Calcite Nucleation on Peptoid and Model Scaffolds: A Step toward Nacre Mimicry.


ABSTRACT: The production of novel composite materials, assembled using biomimetic polymers known as peptoids (N-substituted glycines) to nucleate CaCO3, can open new pathways for advanced material design. However, a better understanding of the heterogeneous CaCO3 nucleation process is a necessary first step. We determined the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for calcite nucleation on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of nanosheet-forming peptoid polymers and simpler, alkanethiol analogues. We used nucleation rate studies to determine the net interfacial free energy (? net) for the peptoid-calcite interface and for SAMs terminated with carboxyl headgroups, amine headgroups, or a mix of the two. We compared the results with ? net determined from dynamic force spectroscopy (DFS) and from density functional theory (DFT), using COSMO-RS simulations. Calcite nucleation has a lower thermodynamic barrier on the peptoid surface than on carboxyl and amine SAMs. From the relationship between nucleation rate (J 0) and saturation state, we found that under low-saturation conditions, i.e. <3.3 (pH 9.0), nucleation on the peptoid substrate was faster than that on all of the model surfaces, indicating a thermodynamic drive toward heterogeneous nucleation. When they are taken together, our results indicate that nanosheet-forming peptoid monolayers can serve as an organic template for CaCO3 polymorph growth.

SUBMITTER: Nielsen AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7660692 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters for Calcite Nucleation on Peptoid and Model Scaffolds: A Step toward Nacre Mimicry.

Nielsen Anne R AR   Jelavić Stanislav S   Murray Daniel D   Rad Behzad B   Andersson Martin P MP   Ceccato Marcel M   Mitchell Andrew C AC   Stipp Susan L S SLS   Zuckermann Ronald N RN   Sand Karina K KK  

Crystal growth & design 20200424 6


The production of novel composite materials, assembled using biomimetic polymers known as peptoids (N-substituted glycines) to nucleate CaCO<sub>3</sub>, can open new pathways for advanced material design. However, a better understanding of the heterogeneous CaCO<sub>3</sub> nucleation process is a necessary first step. We determined the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for calcite nucleation on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of nanosheet-forming peptoid polymers and simpler, alkanethiol a  ...[more]

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