title: Chitin: Formation of Helically Structured Chitin/CaCO3 Hybrids through an Approach Inspired by the Biomineralization Processes of Crustacean Cuticles (Small 38/2015).
abstract: Biomineral-inspired hybrids forming helically ordered structures are developed by T. Kato and co-workers on page 5127. These helical hybrids consist of liquid-crystalline chitin and CaCO3 . They resemble the structures of crustacean cuticles such as the exoskeleton of a lobster or crayfish. These hybrids are formed through CaCO3 crystallization on the liquidcrystalline chitin templates. Polymer-stabilized amorphous CaCO3 is incorporated into the liquid-crystalline chitin templates. This approach is useful for the development of new hierarchical hybrid materials from abundant natural resources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kajiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry*; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry*; D003445:Crustacea / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D034582:Integumentary System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D002686:Chitin; D002119:Calcium Carbonate
keywords: biomineralization; calcium carbonate; chitin; liquid crystals; organic/inorganic hybrids