Synthesis of nanostructured chitin–hematite composites under extreme biomimetic conditions

Oxygen-Deficient Hematite Nanorods as High-Performance and Novel Negative Electrodes for Flexible Asymmetric Supercapacitors

(2014) Xihong Lu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Microstructural properties evaluation of Fe2O3 nanostructures

(2014) V. Dhanasekaran et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

High specific surface area α-Fe2O3 nanostructures as high performance electrode material for supercapacitors

(2014) S. Shivakumara et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Chitin and chitosan in selected biomedical applications

(2014) A. Anitha et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Fabrication of porous α-Fe2O3nanoshuttles and their application for toluene sensors

(2014) Shurong Wang et al.   RSC Advances

Fluorescent nanonetworks: A novel bioalley for collagen scaffolds and Tissue Engineering

(2014) Marimuthu Nidhin et al.   Scientific Reports

CHITIN — A promising biomaterial for tissue engineering and stem cell technologies

(2013) Andrew C.A. Wan et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

In situ continuous growth formation of synthetic biominerals

(2013) Natasha H. Munro et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Flocculation behaviour of hematite–kaolinite suspensions in presence of extracellular bacterial proteins and polysaccharides

(2013) S. Poorni et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Immobilization of α-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on PET Fiber by Low Temperature Hydrothermal Method

(2013) Hui Zhang et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Isolation and identification of chitin in three-dimensional skeleton of Aplysina fistularis marine sponge

(2013) Marcin Wysokowski et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Interaction of chitosan and chitin with Ni, Cu and Zn ions: A computational study

(2013) José R.B. Gomes et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS

Sulfate adsorption at the buried hematite/solution interface investigated using total internal reflection (TIR)-Raman spectroscopy

(2013) Aaron M. Jubb et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Identification and first insights into the structure and biosynthesis of chitin from the freshwater sponge Spongilla lacustris

(2013) Hermann Ehrlich et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

3D TiO2 submicrostructures decorated by silver nanoparticles as SERS substrate for organic pollutants detection and degradation

(2013) Jianjun Chen et al.   MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN

Preparation of chitin–silica composites by in vitro silicification of two-dimensional Ianthella basta demosponge chitinous scaffolds under modified Stöber conditions

(2013) Marcin Wysokowski et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Sensors based on porous Pd-doped hematite (α-Fe2O3) for LPG detection

(2013) G. Picasso et al.   MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS

First report on chitinous holdfast in sponges (Porifera)

(2013) H. Ehrlich et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Discovery of 505-million-year old chitin in the basal demosponge Vauxia gracilenta

(2013) H. Ehrlich et al.   Scientific Reports

Extreme Biomimetics: formation of zirconium dioxide nanophase using chitinous scaffolds under hydrothermal conditions

(2013) Hermann Ehrlich et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Highly efficient loading of amorphous paclitaxel in mesoporous hematite nanorods and their in vitro antitumor activity

(2013) Ming Wu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

An extreme biomimetic approach: hydrothermal synthesis of β-chitin/ZnO nanostructured composites

(2013) Marcin Wysokowski et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Poriferan chitin as a template for hydrothermal zirconia deposition

(2013) Marcin Wysokowski et al.   Frontiers of Materials Science

3D Network Magnetophotonic Crystals Fabricated on Morpho Butterfly Wing Templates

(2012) Wenhong Peng et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Templating Assembly of Multifunctional Hybrid Colloidal Spheres

(2012) Xuehai Yan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Polysaccharide films as templates in the synthesis of hematite nanostructures with special properties

(2012) Marimuthu Nidhin et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Crystalline structure and thermal property characterization of chitin from Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)

(2012) Yanchao Wang et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Biomineralization in diatoms—phosphorylated saccharides are part of Stephanopyxis turris biosilica

(2012) René Hedrich et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Isolation and identification of chitin in the black coral Parantipathes larix (Anthozoa: Cnidaria)

(2012) Marzia Bo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Hematite Nanoparticles and Their Electrochemical Properties

(2012) Maiyong Zhu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Non-isothermal kinetics of thermal degradation of chitin

(2012) Velyana Georgieva et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Integrative Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of Genus Aplysina (Demospongiae: Verongida) from Mexican Pacific

(2012) José Antonio Cruz-Barraza et al.   PLoS One

Hematite nanostructures synthesized by a silk fibroin-assisted hydrothermal method

(2012) Xiang Fei et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

One-Pot Synthesis of Polypeptide–Gold Nanoconjugates for in Vitro Gene Transfection

(2011) Xuehai Yan et al.   ACS Nano

Biomimetic Silicification of Fibrous Chitin from Diatoms

(2011) Katrin Spinde et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Biomimetic mineralisation of polymeric scaffolds using a combined soaking approach: adaptation with various mineral salts

(2011) Natasha H. Munro et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

ZnO single butterfly wing scales: synthesis and spatial optical anisotropy

(2011) Yu Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Goethite hierarchical nanostructures: Glucose-assisted synthesis, chemical conversion into hematite with excellent photocatalytic properties

(2011) Guoxiu Tong et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Chitin-Silica Nanocomposites by Self-Assembly

(2010) Bruno Alonso et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan based nanomaterials—A short review

(2010) R. Jayakumar et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Biomedical applications of chitin hydrogel membranes and scaffolds

(2010) H. Tamura et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Superparamagnetic hierarchical material fabricated by protein molecule assembly on natural cellulose nanofibres

(2010) Yuanqing Gu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Insights into Chemistry of Biological Materials: Newly Discovered Silica-Aragonite-Chitin Biocomposites in Demosponges

(2010) Hermann Ehrlich et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Chitin and collagen as universal and alternative templates in biomineralization

(2010) Hermann Ehrlich   INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW

Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part II: Biomimetic potential and applications

(2010) H. Ehrlich et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part I. Isolation and identification of chitin

(2010) H. Ehrlich et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Preparation and properties of hybrid monodispersed magnetic α-Fe2O3 based chitosan nanocomposite film for industrial and biomedical applications

(2010) Jay Singh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Mesoporous Hematite Prepared by a Solution-Based Colloidal Approach

(2010) Kevin Sivula et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

CS-Fe(II,III) complex as precursor for magnetite nanocrystal

(2010) Yongliang Wang et al.   POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

Chitosan-mediated synthesis of mesoporous α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and their applications in catalyzing selective oxidation of cyclohexane

(2010) ChangLiang Huang et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Influence of Structural Principles on the Mechanics of a Biological Fiber-Based Composite Material with Hierarchical Organization: The Exoskeleton of the LobsterHomarus americanus

(2009) Helge-Otto Fabritius et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Revealing the Design Principles of High-Performance Biological Composites Using Ab initio and Multiscale Simulations: The Example of Lobster Cuticle

(2009) Svetoslav Nikolov et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Chitin-Based Organic Networks: An Integral Part of Cell Wall Biosilica in the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana

(2009) Eike Brunner et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Molluscan shell evolution with review of shell calcification hypothesis

(2009) Takeshi Furuhashi et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Iron oxyhydroxide mineralization on microbial extracellular polysaccharides

(2009) Clara S. Chan et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Synthesis and growth of hematite nanodiscs through a facile hydrothermal approach

(2009) X. C. Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Chitin-based scaffolds are an integral part of the skeleton of the marine demosponge Ianthella basta

(2009) E. Brunner et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Structure and Morphology Evolution of Hematite (α-Fe2O3) Nanoparticles in Forced Hydrolysis of Ferric Chloride

(2008) Wei Wang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Raman identification of natural red to yellow pigments: ochre and iron-containing ores

(2008) Françoise Froment et al.   JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Thermogravimetric analysis of chitins of different origin

(2008) D. Stawski et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Complementary microstructural and chemical analyses of Sepia officinalis endoskeleton

(2008) Marek Florek et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

One-step fabrication of chitosan–hematite nanotubes composite film and its biosensing for hydrogen peroxide

(2007) Jingming Gong et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS