Mineralization for micropatterned growth of carbonate nanofibers

• DOI: 10.1039/b817535g
• Publication Date: 2009-01-23T10:30:12Z
• Authors: Jian-Hua Zhu; Ji-Ming Song; Shu-Hong Yu; Wei-Qing Zhang; Jin-Xia Shi
• Keywords: Octadecyltrichlorosilane

Large area arrays of patterned carbonate nanofibers have been constructed viapolymer controlled mineralization. Micropatterned octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS)-coated domains on the smooth substrate were found to preferentially deposit mineral films, which could act as a secondary template for growth after their solidification or crystalization.