NIRT: Nanostructured Composites Mimicking Bone

0404000GowerNSF 03-043纳米科学与工程计划，NIRT类。本申请建议的工作是制备一种仿生纤维内矿化定向胶原(BIMOC)材料，作为研究天然骨纳米结构的合成模型。通过消除更高层次的结构，这将使人们能够单独表征纳米结构对机械性能和生物功能的影响。

0404000GowerThis proposal was received in response to Nanoscale Science and Engineering initiative, NSF 03-043, category NIRT.The proposed work in this application is to prepare a Biomimetic Intrafibrillar-Mineralized Oriented-Collagen (BIMOC) material, which will serve as a synthetic model for studying the nanostructured architecture of natural bone. By eliminating the higher levels of structure, this will enable individual characterization of the influence of nanoscale structure on mechanical properties and biological function.