Surface-Induced Coacervation Facilitates Localized Precipitation of Mineral Precursors from Dilute Solutions
Abstract
Many organisms orchestrate the controlled precipitation of minerals. This physiological process takes place at ambient conditions, using soluble ions as building blocks. A widespread strategy for such crystallization processes is using a multistep route, where the initial phase is metastable and gradually transforms into the mature mineral phase. Even though the maturation of these intermediate phases has been intensively studied, it remains unclear how the initial, far from equilibrium phase can form within the cellular context. A model system for controlled biomineralization is the production of coccoliths by marine microalgae. Coccoliths are calcium carbonate crystalline arrays that form within the intracellular environment, at very low calcium concentrations. Here, we used coccolith-derived and synthetic polymers to study, in vitro, the chemical interactions between calcium ions and organic macromolecules that precede coccolith formation. We used in situ analyses, including state-of-the-art cryo-electron tomography and liquid-cell atomic force microscopy, to study the interactions in bulk solution and on organic surfaces simultaneously. The results unveil a chemical process in which a functional surface induces the precipitation of a polymer–Ca dense phase, or a coacervate, at chemical conditions where precipitation in solution is kinetically inhibited. This strategy demonstrates how organisms can form dense Ca-rich phases frommore »
- Authors:
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States, Kavli Institute for Nanoscale Science at Cornell, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1782279
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1784865
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0010560
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry of Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Volume: 33 Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Polymer particles; Dynamic light scattering; Precipitation; Acid and base chemistry; Polymers
Citation Formats
Krounbi, Leilah, Hedderick, Konrad, Eyal, Zohar, Aram, Lior, Shimoni, Eyal, Estroff, Lara A., and Gal, Assaf. Surface-Induced Coacervation Facilitates Localized Precipitation of Mineral Precursors from Dilute Solutions. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04668.
Krounbi, Leilah, Hedderick, Konrad, Eyal, Zohar, Aram, Lior, Shimoni, Eyal, Estroff, Lara A., & Gal, Assaf. Surface-Induced Coacervation Facilitates Localized Precipitation of Mineral Precursors from Dilute Solutions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04668
Krounbi, Leilah, Hedderick, Konrad, Eyal, Zohar, Aram, Lior, Shimoni, Eyal, Estroff, Lara A., and Gal, Assaf. Fri .
"Surface-Induced Coacervation Facilitates Localized Precipitation of Mineral Precursors from Dilute Solutions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04668.
@article{osti_1782279,
title = {Surface-Induced Coacervation Facilitates Localized Precipitation of Mineral Precursors from Dilute Solutions},
author = {Krounbi, Leilah and Hedderick, Konrad and Eyal, Zohar and Aram, Lior and Shimoni, Eyal and Estroff, Lara A. and Gal, Assaf},
abstractNote = {Many organisms orchestrate the controlled precipitation of minerals. This physiological process takes place at ambient conditions, using soluble ions as building blocks. A widespread strategy for such crystallization processes is using a multistep route, where the initial phase is metastable and gradually transforms into the mature mineral phase. Even though the maturation of these intermediate phases has been intensively studied, it remains unclear how the initial, far from equilibrium phase can form within the cellular context. A model system for controlled biomineralization is the production of coccoliths by marine microalgae. Coccoliths are calcium carbonate crystalline arrays that form within the intracellular environment, at very low calcium concentrations. Here, we used coccolith-derived and synthetic polymers to study, in vitro, the chemical interactions between calcium ions and organic macromolecules that precede coccolith formation. We used in situ analyses, including state-of-the-art cryo-electron tomography and liquid-cell atomic force microscopy, to study the interactions in bulk solution and on organic surfaces simultaneously. The results unveil a chemical process in which a functional surface induces the precipitation of a polymer–Ca dense phase, or a coacervate, at chemical conditions where precipitation in solution is kinetically inhibited. This strategy demonstrates how organisms can form dense Ca-rich phases from the submillimolar concentration of calcium within organelles. This Ca-rich phase can then transform into a mineral precursor in a subsequent step, without posing challenges to cellular homeostasis.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04668},
journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
number = 10,
volume = 33,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Fri May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04668
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