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Calcium phosphate growth beneath a polycationic monolayer at the air–water interface : effects of oscillating surface pressure on mineralization

Junginger, M. and Bleek, K. and Kita-Tokarczyk, K. and Reiche, J. and Shkilnyy, A. and Schacher, F. and Mueller, A. H. E. and Taubert, A.. (2010) Calcium phosphate growth beneath a polycationic monolayer at the air–water interface : effects of oscillating surface pressure on mineralization. Nanoscale, 2. pp. 2440-2446.

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Abstract

The self-assembly of the amphiphilic block copolymer poly(butadiene)-block-poly[2- (dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] at the air–water interface and the mineralization of the monolayers with calcium phosphate was investigated at different pH values. As expected for polyelectrolytes, the subphase pH strongly affects the monolayer properties. The focus of the current study, however, is on the effect of an oscillating (instead of a static) polymer monolayer on calcium phosphate mineralization. Monitoring of the surface pressure vs. mineralization time shows that the monolayer is quite stable if the mineralization is performed at pH 8. In contrast, the monolayer at pH 5 shows a measurable decrease of the surface pressure already after ca. 2 h of mineralization. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that mineralization at low pH under constant oscillation leads to small particles, which are arranged in circular features and larger entities with holes of ca. 200 nm. The larger features with the holes disappear as the mineralization is continued in favor of the smaller particles. These grow with time and form necklace-like architectures of spherical particles with a uniform diameter. In contrast, mineralization at pH 8 leads to very uniform particle morphologies already after 2 h. The mineralization products consist of a circular feature with a dark dot in the center. The increasing contrast of the precipitates in the electron micrographs with mineralization time indicates an increasing degree of mineralization vs. reaction time. The study therefore shows that mechanical effects on mineralization at interfaces are quite complex.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Chemie > Former Organization Units Chemistry > Makromolekulare Chemie (Meier)
UniBasel Contributors:Kita-Tokarczyk, Katarzyna
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:2040-3364
e-ISSN:2040-3372
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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