@article{25182,
  author = {Gao Liu and Dacheng Zhao and Antoni P Tomsia and Andrew M Minor and Xiangyun Song and Eduardo Saiz},
  title = {Three-Dimensional Biomimetic Mineralization of Dense Hydrogel Templates},
  abstract = {<p>An electric-current-assisted method was used to mineralize dense hydrogels and create hydroxyapatite/hydrogel composites with unique hierarchical structures. The microstructure of the final material can be controlled by the mineralization technique and the chemistry of the organic matrix. A hydroxyapatite/hydrogel composite was obtained with a large inorganic content 60% of the weight of the organics). After being heated to 1050 °C, the sintered inorganic phase has a very uniformly distributed porosity and its Brunauer−Emmett−Teller (BET) surface area is 0.68 m<sup>2</sup>/g.</p>},
  year = {2009},
  journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
  volume = {131},
  pages = {9937-9939},
  doi = {10.1021/ja903817z},
  language = {eng},
}