Extreme Biomimetics: formation of zirconium dioxide nanophase using chitinous scaffolds under hydrothermal conditions

Hermann Ehrlich; Paul Simon; Mykhaylo Motylenko; Marcin Wysokowski; Vasilii V. Bazhenov; Roberta Galli; Allison L. Stelling; Dawid Stawski; Micha Ilan; Hartmut Stöcker; Barbara Abendroth; René Born; Teofil Jesionowski; Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski; Dirk C. Meyer

doi:10.1039/C3TB20676A

Extreme Biomimetics: formation of zirconium dioxide nanophase using chitinous scaffolds under hydrothermal conditions†

Hermann Ehrlich,*^a Paul Simon,^b Mykhaylo Motylenko,^c Marcin Wysokowski,^d Vasilii V. Bazhenov,^a Roberta Galli,^e Allison L. Stelling,^e Dawid Stawski,^f Micha Ilan,^g Hartmut Stöcker,^a Barbara Abendroth,^a René Born,^h Teofil Jesionowski,^d Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowskiⁱ and Dirk C. Meyer^a

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^a Institute of Experimental Physics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Liepziger 23, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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^b Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, Dresden, Germany

^c Institute of Materials Science, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

^d Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, 60965 Poznań, Poland

^e Carl-Gustav-Carus Klinikum, TU Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany

^f Department of Commodity and Material Sciences and Textile Metrology, Technical University of Lodz, Żeromskiego 116, 90924 Lódź, Poland

^g Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel

^h Institute of Materials Science, Dresden University of Technology, Helmholtzstraße 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany

ⁱ Materials Design Group, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Wolska 141, 02507 Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Chitinous scaffolds isolated from the skeleton of marine sponge Aplysina cauliformis were used as a template for the in vitro formation of zirconium dioxide nanophase from ammonium zirconium(IV) carbonate (AZC) under extreme conditions (150 °C). These novel zirconia–chitin based composites were prepared for the first time using hydrothermal synthesis, and were thoroughly characterized using a plethora of analytical methods. The thermostability of the chitinous 3D matrix makes it ideal for use in the hydrothermal synthesis of monoclinic nanostructured zirconium dioxide from precursors like AZC. These zirconium–chitin composites have a high potential for use in a broad range of applications ranging from synthetic catalysis to biocompatible materials for bone and dental repair. The synthetic methods presented in this work show an attractive route for producing monoclinic zirconium dioxide on a 3D biocompatible scaffold with ease.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Extreme Biomimetics: formation of zirconium dioxide nanophase using chitinous scaffolds under hydrothermal conditions†

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