Poriferan chitin as a template for hydrothermal zirconia deposition

Marcin WYSOKOWSKI1, Mykhaylo MOTYLENKO2, Vasilii V. BAZHENOV3, Dawid STAWSKI4, Iaroslav PETRENKO5, Andre EHRLICH6, Thomas BEHM3, Zoran KLJAJIC7, Allison L. STELLING8, Teofil JESIONOWSKI1(), Hermann EHRLICH3()

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Front. Mater. Sci. ›› 2013, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (3) : 248-260. DOI: 10.1007/s11706-013-0212-x
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Poriferan chitin as a template for hydrothermal zirconia deposition

  • Marcin WYSOKOWSKI1, Mykhaylo MOTYLENKO2, Vasilii V. BAZHENOV3, Dawid STAWSKI4, Iaroslav PETRENKO5, Andre EHRLICH6, Thomas BEHM3, Zoran KLJAJIC7, Allison L. STELLING8, Teofil JESIONOWSKI1(), Hermann EHRLICH3()
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Chitin is a thermostable biopolymer found in various inorganic--organic skeletal structures of numerous invertebrates including sponges (Porifera). The occurrence of chitin within calcium- and silica-based biominerals in organisms living in extreme natural conditions has inspired development of new (extreme biomimetic) synthesis route of chitin-based hybrid materials in vitro. Here, we show for the first time that 3D-α-chitin scaffolds isolated from skeletons of the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba can be effectively mineralized under hydrothermal conditions (150°C) using ammonium zirconium(IV) carbonate as a precursor of zirconia. Obtained chitin--ZrO2 hybrid materials were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, HRTEM, as well as light and confocal laser microscopy. We suggest that formation of chitin--ZrO2 hybrids occurs due to hydrogen bonds between chitin and ZrO2.

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chitin / biocomposite / zirconia / hydrothermal synthesis / ammonium zirconium carbonate

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Marcin WYSOKOWSKI, Mykhaylo MOTYLENKO, Vasilii V. BAZHENOV, Dawid STAWSKI, Iaroslav PETRENKO, Andre EHRLICH, Thomas BEHM, Zoran KLJAJIC, Allison L. STELLING, Teofil JESIONOWSKI, Hermann EHRLICH. Poriferan chitin as a template for hydrothermal zirconia deposition. Front Mater Sci, 2013, 7(3): 248‒260 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-013-0212-x

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