Hydroxyl-rich macromolecules enable the bio-inspired synthesis of single crystal nanocomposites
- Submitting institution
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University of Central Lancashire
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 31185
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41467-019-13422-9
- Title of journal
- Nature Communications
- Article number
- 5682
- First page
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- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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11
- Research group(s)
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E - Centre for Smart Materials
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper is part of a series of contributions that uses biomineralisation as an inspiration for investigating occlusion into single crystal hosts to create composite materials; the project lead was awarded the 2017 RSC interdisciplinary award for her work in this area. This paper challenged assumptions in biomineral composite formation, and the multi-institution collaborative approach involving expertise in synthetic methods, advanced microscopy, synchrotron pXRD and molecular dynamics simulations gave rise to a new mechanistic understanding of these processes. This is now influencing research at the University of Sheffield, UCL, Leeds and the wider crystallisation community.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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