(150a) INVITED: Self-Assembling Polymeric Templates for Biomineralization | AIChE

(150a) INVITED: Self-Assembling Polymeric Templates for Biomineralization

Authors 

Mallapragada, S. K. - Presenter, Iowa State University


This talk deals with the synthesis of hierarchically self-assembling block copolymers and their use as templates for biomineralization. The talk focuses on two different biomineralization schemes- injectable calcium phosphate nanocomposites for orthopedic applications, and polymer-magnetic nanoparticle systems based on mineralization proteins from magnetotactic bacteria.