From salt water to bioceramics: Mimic nature through pressure-controlled hydration and crystallization.

ABSTRACT: Modern synthetic technology generally invokes high temperatures to control the hydration level of ceramics, but even the state-of-the-art technology can still only control the overall hydration content. Magically, natural organisms can produce bioceramics with tailorable hydration profiles and crystallization traits solely from amorphous precursors under physiological conditions. To mimic the biomineralization tactic, here, we report pressure-controlled hydration and crystallization in fabricated ceramics, solely from the amorphous precursors of purely inorganic gels (PIGs) synthesized from biocompatible aqueous solutions with most common ions in organisms (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, CO₃^2-, and PO₄^3-). Transparent ceramic tablets are direc

SUBMITTER: Liu JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10901369 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature