2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of biomineral inspired materials using high-pressure
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16K21694
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Petrology/Mineralogy/Economic geology
Organic and hybrid materials
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute |
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Principal Investigator |
Yoshino Toru 地方独立行政法人東京都立産業技術研究センター, 開発本部開発第二部環境技術グループ, 副主任研究員 (90614545)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | 非晶質炭酸カルシウム / 結晶化 / 生体鉱物 / 複合材料 / 圧力 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The crystallization temperature of amorphous calcium carbonate could be decreased by compression. This phenomenon was applied for fabrications of calcium carbonate and biopolymer composite materials with structures and functions like biominerals. As a result, fabrications of calcium carbonate and cellulose (or chitin) composite materials were accomplished. The fabricated materials had high compressive strength and a similar structure to biominerals.
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| Free Research Field |
地球材料科学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究で開発された手法を用いることで炭酸カルシウム結晶と有機高分子との複合化が可能となった。これにより、同様の成分で構成される真珠をはじめとする多くの生体鉱物の構造が再現可能となり、その機能を活かした新たな材料開発が今後加速されるものと期待される。
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