NANOSCALE: Nanostructured Composites via Biomimetic Processing

9986333道格拉斯等人提出创造新型纳米结构陶瓷复合材料，这种复合材料模仿假层(平行纤维)骨的结构。由于纳米晶陶瓷颗粒排列在有序的胶原基质中，这些复合材料将具有增强的韧性和高强度。这种材料将作为修复临界大小的骨缺损的骨移植替代品而有特殊的应用。此外，通过控制纳米结构来调节性能将展示用于结构应用的聚合物-陶瓷复合材料开发的一般战略。

9986333DouglasThe PI's propose to create novel nanostructured ceramic composites which mimic the structure of pseudolamellar (parallel-fibered) bone. These composites will have enhanced toughness and high strength due to the arrangement of nanocrystalline ceramic particles within an ordered collagen matrix. Such materials will have specific applications as bone-graft substitutes for repair of critical size osseous defects. In addition, the regulation of properties through control of nanostructure will demonstrate a general strategy for the development of polymer-ceramic composites for structural applications.***