79th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS OF BIOINSPIRED NANOMATERIALS

Structuring of materials on the nanoscale is widely heralded as the future route to the synthesis of a new generation of materials. Inspiration for such materials and their synthesis under ambient conditions can be found in many guises within biology. For example, hierarchical structuring of materials such as the abalone shell endows the traditionally poor engineering material calcium carbonate with superior mechanical properties, which the structure of the protein shell of the ferritin molecule has evolved to uniquely promote formation of a nanoparticle of ferrihydrite within the protein.

The use of biological systems as an inspiration for the synthesis of nanomaterials will form the basis for this symposium.

CHAIR:

Dr. Fiona Meldrum Department of Chemistry Bristol University Cantock's Close Clifton, Bristol BS8 1TS UNITED KINGDOM Phone: +44(0) 117 3317215 Fax: +44(0) 117 9251295 fiona.meldrum@bristol.ac.uk

ABSTRACTS - Session 15

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Session 15 - SCHEDULE

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