Research Article
Biomimicking the Formation of Nacre/Shell: One Step Forward
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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-32615-8_8, author={Feisal Khoushab and Montarop Yamabhai and Kenneth Haller}, title={Biomimicking the Formation of Nacre/Shell: One Step Forward}, proceedings={Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems. 5th International ICST Conference, BIONETICS 2010, Boston, USA, December 1-3, 2010, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={BIONETICS}, year={2012}, month={10}, keywords={Bioinspired nanotechnology mimicking nacre/shell peptide chitin}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-32615-8_8} }- Feisal Khoushab
Montarop Yamabhai
Kenneth Haller
Year: 2012
Biomimicking the Formation of Nacre/Shell: One Step Forward
BIONETICS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32615-8_8
Abstract
Chitin is biocompatible and biodegradable, with antimicrobial activity and low immunogenicity, and the second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose. It is one of the necessary components of the formation of nacre/shell. So harnessing behavior of chitin not only would lead to mimics of these structures but also to potential applications in academic research and industry. A peptide induces a unique chitin-based gel formation. Then, in the presence of CaCO3 a flexible structure was obtained. This structure and complex has many potential applications for different applications such as development of bioinspired instruments, or complexes, nanotechnology etc. It is early step toward mimicking the structure of nacre/shell.
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