Structural complexity of hexagonal prismatic crystal specimens of fluorapatite‐gelatine nanocomposites: A case study in biomimetic crystal research. Issue 1 (19th November 2013) - Kniep, Rüdiger
Abstract Hexagonal prismatic crystal‐like entities of fluorapatite‐gelatine nanocomposites were grown by double‐diffusion in gelatine gels. TEM images together with atomistic computer simulations reveal the material to be best described as a mosaic‐dominated nanocomposite superstructure. Intrinsic electric dipole fields, generated by the composite during its morphogenesis, cause the integration of a meso/macroscopic of gelatine microfibrils into the superstructure matrix.