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Bio-template Synthesis of Spirulina/α-Fe2O3 Composite with Improved Surface Wettability

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Bio-template method has recently attracted much attention because of its prominent advantages in obtaining morphology controlled materials with structural specificity, complexity and their unique functions. The bio-template method combining with electrochemical deposition was employed to synthesize spirulina/hematite composite microstructures using native spirulina as template. A great amount of hematite(α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles can be formed and deposited onto the spirulina, resulting in a robust and pseudo-homogeneous surface. And the spirulina/α-Fe2O3 composite exhibits an improved surface wettability due to its helical morphology. This facile strategy may open new horizons in the field of replicating specific biological structures for functional materials in other potential applications.

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  1. International Research Centre for Nano Handing and Manufacturing of China(CNM), Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China

    Qingling Meng, Chenchen Xie, Ran Ding, Liang Cao, Ke Ma, Li Li, Zhankun Weng & Zuobin Wang

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Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2016YFE0112100), the EU H2020 Program(FabSurfWAR No.644971; NanoStencil No.767285), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11504030, 61604018), the Science and Technology Program of Jilin Province, China(Nos.20160623002TC, 20160520101JH, 20180414002GH, 20180414081GH and 20180520203JH), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2015M581377) and the “111” Project of China (No.D17017).

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Meng, Q., Xie, C., Ding, R. et al. Bio-template Synthesis of Spirulina/α-Fe2O3 Composite with Improved Surface Wettability. Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 34, 1058–1062 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-018-8080-7

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