Confinement Increases the Lifetimes of Hydroxyapatite Precursors

The mineral component of bone is a carbonated, nonstoichiometric hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate) that forms in nanometer confinement within collagen fibrils, the principal organic constituent of bone. We here employ a model system to study the effects of confinement on hydroxyapatite precipitation from solution under physiological conditions. In common with earlier studies of calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate precipitation, we find that confinement significantly prolongs the lifetime of metastable phases, here amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) and octacalcium phosphate (OCP). The effect occurs at surprisingly large separations of up to 1 μm, and at 0.2 μm the lifetime of ACP is extended by at least an order of magnitude. The soluble additive poly(aspartic acid), which in bulk stabilizes ACP, appears to act synergistically with confinement to give a greatly enhanced stability of ACP. The reason for the extended lifetime appears to be different from that found with CaCO3 and CaSO4, and underscores bo...

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