Untangling the Mechanisms of Lattice Distortions in Biogenic Crystals across Scales

Biomineralized structures are complex functional hierarchical assemblies composed of biomineral building blocks joined together by an organic phase. The formation of individual mineral units is governed by the cellular tissue component that orchestrates the process of biomineral nucleation, growth,...

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Main Authors: Schoeppler, V., Cook, P.K., Detlefs, C., Demichelis, Raffaella, Zlotnikov, I.
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Language:English
Published: WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH 2022
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160100677
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90825
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author Schoeppler, V.
Cook, P.K.
Detlefs, C.
Demichelis, Raffaella
Zlotnikov, I.
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Cook, P.K.
Detlefs, C.
Demichelis, Raffaella
Zlotnikov, I.
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description Biomineralized structures are complex functional hierarchical assemblies composed of biomineral building blocks joined together by an organic phase. The formation of individual mineral units is governed by the cellular tissue component that orchestrates the process of biomineral nucleation, growth, and morphogenesis. These processes are imprinted in the structural, compositional, and crystallographic properties of the emerging biominerals on all scales. Measurement of these properties can provide crucial information on the mechanisms that are employed by the organism to form these complex 3D architectures and to unravel principles of their functionality. Nevertheless, so far, this has only been possible at the macroscopic scale, by averaging the properties of the entire composite assembly, or at the mesoscale, by looking at extremely small parts of the entire picture. In this study, the newly developed synchrotron-based dark-field X-ray microscopy method is employed to study the link between 3D crystallographic properties of relatively large calcitic prisms in the shell of the mollusc Pinna nobilis and their local lattice properties with extremely high angular resolution down to 0.001°. Mechanistic links between variations in local lattice parameters and spacing, crystal orientation, chemical composition, and the deposition process of the entire mineral unit are unraveled.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-908252024-04-11T02:54:01Z Untangling the Mechanisms of Lattice Distortions in Biogenic Crystals across Scales Schoeppler, V. Cook, P.K. Detlefs, C. Demichelis, Raffaella Zlotnikov, I. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Chemistry, Physical Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physics, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Chemistry Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science Physics biomineralization calcite crystal growth dark-field X-ray microscopy lattice disorder CALCITE GROWTH BIOMINERALIZATION NANOPARTICLES DIFFRACTION LESSONS LAYERS PINNA Biomineralized structures are complex functional hierarchical assemblies composed of biomineral building blocks joined together by an organic phase. The formation of individual mineral units is governed by the cellular tissue component that orchestrates the process of biomineral nucleation, growth, and morphogenesis. These processes are imprinted in the structural, compositional, and crystallographic properties of the emerging biominerals on all scales. Measurement of these properties can provide crucial information on the mechanisms that are employed by the organism to form these complex 3D architectures and to unravel principles of their functionality. Nevertheless, so far, this has only been possible at the macroscopic scale, by averaging the properties of the entire composite assembly, or at the mesoscale, by looking at extremely small parts of the entire picture. In this study, the newly developed synchrotron-based dark-field X-ray microscopy method is employed to study the link between 3D crystallographic properties of relatively large calcitic prisms in the shell of the mollusc Pinna nobilis and their local lattice properties with extremely high angular resolution down to 0.001°. Mechanistic links between variations in local lattice parameters and spacing, crystal orientation, chemical composition, and the deposition process of the entire mineral unit are unraveled. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90825 10.1002/adma.202200690 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160100677 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT180100385 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
biomineralization
calcite
crystal growth
dark-field X-ray microscopy
lattice disorder
CALCITE
GROWTH
BIOMINERALIZATION
NANOPARTICLES
DIFFRACTION
LESSONS
LAYERS
PINNA
Schoeppler, V.
Cook, P.K.
Detlefs, C.
Demichelis, Raffaella
Zlotnikov, I.
Untangling the Mechanisms of Lattice Distortions in Biogenic Crystals across Scales
title Untangling the Mechanisms of Lattice Distortions in Biogenic Crystals across Scales
title_full Untangling the Mechanisms of Lattice Distortions in Biogenic Crystals across Scales
title_fullStr Untangling the Mechanisms of Lattice Distortions in Biogenic Crystals across Scales
title_full_unstemmed Untangling the Mechanisms of Lattice Distortions in Biogenic Crystals across Scales
title_short Untangling the Mechanisms of Lattice Distortions in Biogenic Crystals across Scales
title_sort untangling the mechanisms of lattice distortions in biogenic crystals across scales
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
biomineralization
calcite
crystal growth
dark-field X-ray microscopy
lattice disorder
CALCITE
GROWTH
BIOMINERALIZATION
NANOPARTICLES
DIFFRACTION
LESSONS
LAYERS
PINNA
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160100677
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160100677
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90825