Biomolecule-assisted green synthesis of nanostructured calcium phosphates and their biomedical applications

C Qi, S Musetti, LH Fu, YJ Zhu, L Huang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Calcium phosphates (CaPs) are ubiquitous in nature and vertebrate bones and teeth, and
have high biocompatibility and promising applications in various biomedical fields …

Syntheses and applications of mesoporous hydroxyapatite: a review

OP Oni, Y Hu, S Tang, H Yan, H Zeng… - Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Mesoporous hydroxyapatite (MHAP), featuring high porosity, high surface area, and three-
dimensional ordered passageways, has diverse applications in several fields. Thus, an in …

Customized Cellulose Fiber Paper Enabled by an In Situ Growth of Ultralong Hydroxyapatite Nanowires

FF Chen, ZH Dai, YN Feng, ZC **ong, YJ Zhu, Y Yu - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cellulose fiber (CF) paper is a low-cost, sustainable, and flexible substrate, which has
gained increasing interest recently. Before practical usage, the functionalization of the …

Nanosheet-structured boron nitride spheres with a versatile adsorption capacity for water cleaning

F Liu, J Yu, X Ji, M Qian - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015 - ACS Publications
Here, we report the synthesis of nanosheet-structured boron nitride spheres (NSBNSs) by a
catalyzing thermal evaporation method from solid B powders. The NSBNSs consist of …

The philosophy of extreme biomimetics

H Ehrlich, M Wysokowski, T Jesionowski - Sustainable Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme biomimetics is the search for natural sources of engineering inspiration that lead to
solutions that are well outside the human comfort zone (temperature, pH, salinity, pressure …

Fish scale-extracted hydroxyapatite/chitosan composite scaffolds fabricated by freeze casting—An innovative strategy for water treatment

BS Liaw, TT Chang, HK Chang, WK Liu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, low-cost and eco-friendly hydroxyapatite (HA) minerals were extracted from
scales of Tilapia fish (Oreochromis mossambicus). After calcination, fish-scale extracted …

Enhanced simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal performance by anammox–HAP symbiotic granules in the attached film expanded bed reactor

Y Zhang, H Ma, L Lin, W Cao, T Ouyang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus compounds are responsible for eutrophication and
usually are treated by separate processes in wastewater treatment plants. In this study, the …

Ultralong hydroxyapatite nanowire-based filter paper for high-performance water purification

QQ Zhang, YJ Zhu, J Wu, YT Shao… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A new kind of environmentally friendly filter paper based on ultralong hydroxyapatite
nanowires (HAPNWs) and cellulose fibers (CFs) with excellent filtration and adsorption …

Nanowires: Synthesis and energy/environmental applications

H Li, YJ Zhu - Energy & Environmental Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As the main inorganic component of human bones and teeth, hydroxyapatite (HAP)
materials have been widely investigated for various applications especially in the …

Controlled fabrication of silk protein sericin mediated hierarchical hybrid flowers and their excellent adsorption capability of heavy metal ions of Pb (II), Cd (II) and Hg …

P Koley, M Sakurai, M Aono - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2016 - ACS Publications
Fabrication of protein–inorganic hybrid materials of innumerable hierarchical patterns plays
a major role in the development of multifunctional advanced materials with their improved …