Fabrication of Biomimetic Molecular Level Composites
Abstract
This report describes development of the chemistry and applications of a new biomimetic in situ synthetic system for the fabrication of inorganic/ organic composite materials. The major findings involve understanding the mechanisms of the solid-state syntheses which give rise to composites in which the crystals of the inorganic phase are identical in size, morphology, and crystallographic orientation, the determining characteristics of naturally- formed biological composites. Synthetic control over the morphology and therefore of the material properties of both the organic and inorganic phases of these new materials, as well as the mixing of the two disparate phases on the molecular level, is found to be affected primarily by (1) general factors controlling the crystallization of CdS in polymers, (2) surfactant effects on crystal growth and organization, and (3) matrix effects on crystal growth and organization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 31, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA284204
Entities
People
- Patricia A. Bianconi
Organizations
- Pennsylvania State University