Evolutionary selection of enzymatically synthesized semiconductors from biomimetic mineralization vesicles

摘要

The mechanisms of bio-mineralization, which living organisms use to form hard materials such as bones, teeth, and seashells, have long interested scientists fascinated by the complex and beautiful forms of these high-performance materials and have inspired the development of novel low-temperature approaches for producing semiconductors and other technological materials. Biomineralizing proteins control interactions of dissolved ions and other mineral precursors and promote their phase transformation to the solid state.