Polymer micelle-directed growth of BaCO3 spiral nanobelts.
We discovered that micelles of a thermo-responsive polypeptide-based copolymer are able to direct growth of barium carbonate (BaCO(3)) in the form of nanobelts. The BaCO(3) nanobelts tend to grow around a formed crystal, and curl into a spiral superstructure.
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials,School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
Wenjie
W
Zhu
Chunhua
C
Cai
Jiaping
J
Lin
Liquan
L
Wang
Lili
L
Chen
Zeliang
Z
Zhuang
D001464:Barium / Q000737:chemistry*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002254:Carbonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D008823:Micelles; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
D002254:Carbonates; D008823:Micelles; D010455:Peptides; D011108:Polymers; D001464:Barium; C006685:barium carbonate