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US 2013/0251968 A1Published application
Deposition of Nanocrystalline Calcite on Surfaces by a Tissue and Cellular Biomineralization
AssigneesUniversity of Dayton, Clemson University
InventorsAndrew S. Mount, Neeraj V. Gohad, Douglas C. Hansen, Karolyn Mueller Hansen, Mary Beth Johnstone
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Abstract
Disclosed are articles comprising layered nanocrystalline calcite and methods for forming nanocrystalline calcite layers and compositions comprising nanocrystalline calcite layers.
Claims18
A coated surface comprising:
- a solid surface comprising metal or glass;
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- a biocompatible coating layer on the solid surface, the biocompatible coating layer comprising a mineralized component and a matrix component, the mineralized component including a plurality of crystalline ceramic folia laths, the matrix component comprising cellular debris of a mollusk cell, the matrix component occurring between individual folia laths of the mineralized component.
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