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Welcome to the
homepage of the
Nano- and Biomaterial Physics Group
in the Department of Physics at the University of York
Our research activities
concentrate on materials
on the small scale and at the interface between physics and biology
using state of the art materials characterisation techniques.
We
are interested in the understanding of biological composite materials
and the relation between structure and function of materials created by Nature such as bone, teeth, sea shells, coral skeletons or coccolithophore algae.
We
further aim to comprehend the interaction of nanomaterials with the
environment and in organisms such as the human body – this is key for
the application of functional nanoparticles, e.g. for soil remediation
or for biomedical purposes.
Research News
Exciting discoveries in collaboration with Archaeology:
Medieval women’s early involvement in manuscript production suggested by lapis lazuli identification in dental calculus, publication in Science Advances, January 2019
Our work on the nanostructure of bone is discussed in the outreach journal Science Breaker, November 2018
"On Demand" triggered crystallization of CaCO3 from solute precursor species stabilized by the water-in-oil microemulsion, publication in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, May 2018
A podcast on our publication in Science, May 2018
Fractal-like hierarchical organization of bone begins at the nanoscale, publication in Science, May 2018
Misleading residues on lithics from Star Carr: identification with Raman microspectroscopy, publication in Journal of Archaeological Science, March 2018
Glycans modify mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to impact on the function of resulting osteoblasts, publication in Journal of Cell Science, February 2018
Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy and the impact of confinement on the precipitation from supersaturated solutionsLiquid cell transmission electron microscopy and the impact of confinement on the precipitation from supersaturated solutions, publication in Minerals, January 2018
The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton, publication in Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, February 2018
Capacitance-Assisted Sustainable Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Mineralisation, publication in ChemSusChem, January 2018
Biomineralization of a titanium-modified hydroxyapatite semiconductor on conductive wool fibers, publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry B, July 2017
Protein sequences bound to mineral surfaces persist into deep time, publication in eLife, September 2016
In
situ mechanical and molecular investigations of collagen/apatite
biomimetic composites combining Raman spectroscopy and stress-strain
analysis, publication in Acta Biomaterialia, September 2016
Synergistic Biomineralization Phenomena Created by a Combinatorial Nacre Protein Model System, publication in Biochemistry, April 2016
Crystallization of citrate-stabilized amorphous calcium phosphate to nanocrystalline apatite: a surface-mediated transformation, publication in CrystEngComm, April 2016
Semiconductor-Metal Nano-Floret Hybrid Structures by Self-Processing Synthesis, publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society, March 2016
A Unique Engraved Shale Pendant from the Site of Star Carr: the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain, publication in Internet Archaeology, February 2016
Renée van
de Locht was awarded the KM Stott prize of the University of York for the best PhD thesis On the nano structure of biogenic and bio-inspired calcium carbonate in Physics 2015
Biomineralization: Ion binding and nucleation, publication in Nature Materials, March 2015
Control of gas phase nanoparticle shape and its effect on MRI relaxivity, publication in Materials Research Express, January 2015
Testing
the effect of bleaching on the bivalve Glycymeris: a case study of
amino acid geochronology on key Mediterranean raised beach deposits, publication in Quaternary Geochronology, February 2015
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Nano- and Biomaterial Physics Group