Bionic synthesis of a magnetic calcite skeletal structure through living foraminifera

Giulia Magnabosco; Hagar Hauzer; Simona Fermani; Matteo Calvaresi; Franco Corticelli; Meganne Christian; Cristiano Albonetti; Vittorio Morandi; Jonathan Erez; Giuseppe Falini

doi:10.1039/c9mh00495e

Bionic synthesis of a magnetic calcite skeletal structure through living foraminifera

Giulia Magnabosco
, Hagar Hauzer
, Simona Fermani
, Matteo Calvaresi
, Franco Corticelli
, Meganne Christian
, Cristiano Albonetti
, Vittorio Morandi
, Jonathan Erez
, Giuseppe Falini^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences

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This communication describes the bionic preparation of a composite material in which fluorescent magnetite nanoparticles are included within the calcitic skeletal structure of the foraminifer Amphistrigina lessoni. This research represents the first tailored experiment where a living calcifying organism is used to synthesize a CaCO₃ composite, taking advantage of its control over the precipitation process, which has potentially no comparison with in vitro experiments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1862-1867
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Horizons
Volume	6
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c9mh00495e
State	Published - Nov 2019

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