Peculiarities of Ion-Exchange Adsorption of Ca2+ and HPO 4 2 − as Main Factor of Self-Assembly of Apatite in the Surface Layer of Biomineralization Initiators

• Published in: Theoretical and experimental chemistry Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 339 - 348
• Main Authors: Strelko, V V, Strelko, O V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adsorption; Anion exchanging; Apatite; Calcium ions; Cation exchanging; Initiators; Ion adsorption; Ion exchangers; Self-assembly; Surface chemistry; Surface layers

Based on analysis of the literature and the authors’ own data on the formation of apatite (the main component of bone tissue) a mechanism is proposed for its self-assembly in living organisms on the surface of various initiators of biomineralization. It consists of alternating ion-exchange adsorptio...