Abstract
The present work describes the study of the biomineralization process of biohybrid composite for bone substitution and repair. The material was developed nucleating apatitic phases on self assembling collagen fibers , acting as a template. Using cryogenic transmission microscopy (cryo-TEM) it is possible to freeze material specimens at different times of the mineralization process and then observe the vitrified samples at cryogenic temperature. The preparation procedure of the specimens was set up. The nucleation of the apatitic phase on the collagen was observed from the beginning of the synthesis and the time needed for the complete assembling of the collagen fiber was determined.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2009 9th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE NANO 2009 |
| Pages | 348-350 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2009 |
| Event | 2009 9th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE NANO 2009 - Genoa, Italy Duration: Jul 26 2009 → Jul 30 2009 |
Other
| Other | 2009 9th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE NANO 2009 |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Genoa |
| Period | 7/26/09 → 7/30/09 |
Keywords
- Apatite-collagen
- Bio-hybrid material
- Biomineralization
- Component
- Cryo-TEM
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering