title: Oriented crystallization of hydroxyapatite by the biomimetic amelogenin nanospheres from self-assemblies of amphiphilic dendrons.
abstract: An amphiphilic PAMAM dendron with aspartic acids on the periphery and an aliphatic chain at the focal point was synthesized. The dendrons initially self-assembled to nanospheres in aqueous solution and further translated to linear chains that showed a function similar to amelogenin in the oriented growth of HAP in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xinru
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Hailan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D053523:Amelogenin / Q000737:chemistry*; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry*; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry*; D054118:Nanospheres / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D053523:Amelogenin; D050091:Dendrimers; C104700:PAMAM Starburst; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D017886:Durapatite