title: In situ continuous growth formation of synthetic biominerals.
abstract: Continuous self-assembled growth of both the organic and inorganic components of materials with nacre-like structure is achieved upon mineralisation of chitin and chitosan scaffolds using a combined soaking method and the inclusion of poly(acrylic acid) and chitosan oligomers as additives.
authors.affiliation: MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Natasha H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Munro
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry*; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D060734:Nacre / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D060734:Nacre; D002686:Chitin; C006903:carbopol 940; D048271:Chitosan