Mineralization of calcium phosphate on two-dimensional polymer films with controllable density of carboxyl groups

Abstract

Two-dimensional polymers functionalized with controllable density of carboxyl groups were constructed with the Langmuir–Blodgett method. Mineralization of calcium phosphate shows significantly different characteristics on these films, which clearly indicates that the density of carboxy groups plays a determining role in controlling the nucleation and orientated growth of calcium phosphate.