Abstract:
Biomineralization, the study of how organisms form minerals such as bones, teeth, and shells, provides examples of strategies for controlling the growth of crystalline materials patterned at the nanoscale. In particular, the use of nanostructured organic and inorganic interfaces to guide assembly and crystallization pathways can result in materials with precisely-controlled structures across length scales. The work focuses on three materials platforms to elucidate solution-based assembly pathways, with an increasing focus on.