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Main Author: Italo O. Mazali
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2005
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777103
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  • Morphosynthesis: high fidelity inorganic replica of the fibrous network of loofa sponge (Luffa cylindrica) Italo O. Mazali Oswaldo L. Alves Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) calcite morphology hydroxyapatite morphosynthesis biomimeticsynthesis Highfidelitycalciumcarbonateandhydroxyapatite(bio)inorganicreplicasofthefibrousnetworkofthedriedfruitofLuffacylindricaaredescribed,utilizingafacilesyntheticroute.Theloofaspongeisahighlycomplexmacroscopicarchitecturaltemplate,aninexpensiveandsustainableresource.Inthecontextofthemorphosynthesis,thecapabilityofreplicationoftheloofaspongeopensthepossibilityoftheuseofbiodiversityinobtainingnewmaterials.Wewouldliketoemphasizethatthetemplateproposedinthispaper,makespossiblethepreparationofinorganicreplicaswithaverydesirablesize,onthecentimeterscale.Thisfactisinnovativewithrespecttoinorganicreplicasdescribedintheliterature,whichpredominateatthemicrometricscale,limitedtotheoriginalsizeofthetemplate. 2005 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777103 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.77