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Using bacteria to make improved, nacre-inspired materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2016

Dominik T. Schmieden ,
Anne S. Meyer  and
Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam
Dominik T. Schmieden
Affiliation:
Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
Anne S. Meyer*
Affiliation:
Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam*
Affiliation:
Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
*
*Corresponding authors: A.S.Meyer@tudelft.nl, M.E.Aubin-Tam@tudelft.nl
*Corresponding authors: A.S.Meyer@tudelft.nl, M.E.Aubin-Tam@tudelft.nl

Abstract

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Nacre (mother of pearl) is an attractive model for the development of new materials. Its sheet structure of alternating layers of calcium carbonate and an organic matrix confers it highly desirable properties such as high toughness and strength. In this study, we produce a nacre-inspired composite material using only bacterially-produced components. Calcium carbonate is crystallized via the action of ureolytic bacteria. After each crystallization event, we apply bacterially produced γ-polyglutamate (PGA) to the sample, which promotes layering compared to the PGA-free control. We show that the combination of these two compounds yields a layered material reminiscent of nacre, showing a way towards the biotechnological production of new, nacre-inspired materials.

Keywords

compositebiomaterialbiomimetic (chemical reaction)
Type
Articles
Information
MRS Advances , Volume 1 , Issue 8: Biomaterials and Soft Materials , 2016 , pp. 559 - 564
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2016 

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