This communication describes the bionic preparation of a composite material in which fluorescent magnetite nanoparticles are included within the calcitic skeletal structure of the foraminifer Amphistrigina lessoni. This research represents the first tailored experiment where a living calcifying organism is used to synthesize a CaCO3 composite, taking advantage of its control over the precipitation process, which has potentially no comparison with in vitro experiments.
Magnabosco, G., Hauzer, H., Fermani, S., Calvaresi, M., Corticelli, F., Christian, M., et al. (2019). Bionic synthesis of a magnetic calcite skeletal structure through living foraminifera. MATERIALS HORIZONS, 6(9), 1862-1867 [10.1039/C9MH00495E].
Bionic synthesis of a magnetic calcite skeletal structure through living foraminifera
Magnabosco, Giulia;Fermani, Simona;Calvaresi, Matteo;Falini, Giuseppe
2019
Abstract
This communication describes the bionic preparation of a composite material in which fluorescent magnetite nanoparticles are included within the calcitic skeletal structure of the foraminifer Amphistrigina lessoni. This research represents the first tailored experiment where a living calcifying organism is used to synthesize a CaCO3 composite, taking advantage of its control over the precipitation process, which has potentially no comparison with in vitro experiments.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
