Clustering of hydroxyapatite on a super-twisted collagen microfibril under mechanical tension
Abstract
Atomistic simulation of biomineralization of a super-twisted collagen microfibril reveals that mechanical stimulation facilitates clustering and growth of hydroxyapatite onto collagen.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1039/c6tb02835g
Entities
People
- Alan G. Macdiarmid
- Dong Qian
- Majid Minary-Jolandan
- Zhong Zhou
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Army
- University of Texas at Dallas