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the particle size. Simulation studies show the potential of collagen and chitin to act as nucleators, where there is a slight preference of chitin over collagen as a nucleator for magnetite. Colloidal-probe AFM measurements demonstrate that introduction of a ferrogel into the chitin matrix leads to a
certain increase in the stiffness of the composite material.
Keywords: bio-inspired mineralization; biomineralization; chitin; ferrogel; hybrid materials; magnetite; nacre; Introduction
Biominerals, which are organic–inorganic hybrids and highly sophisticated materials with optimal assimilated
structure of the ferrogel (the hybrid material without chitin) was investigated for comparison. The magnetite–gelatin–chitin sample shows a power law of Q−1 in the low-Q regime (<0.01 nm–1), which is approximately valid for linear structures and thereby indicates rod-like particles or chains of particles of
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Figure 1:
Magnetite formation inside a gelatin gel matrix (grey) that is placed inside the chitin scaffold of...