Figure 3
From: Micropatterning biomineralization with immobilized mother of pearl proteins
FE-SEM images at ×10,000 magnification of slides coated with (A) WSM, (B) PEG-WSM, (C) BMP2, and (D) PEG-BMP2. Mineralization features below 1 µm can be seen as a “dusting of snow” in both non-PEGylated proteins BMP2 and WSM. PEGylation inhibits this type of mineralization in BMP2 but not in WSM as they are present in the PEG-WSM slide but not on the PEG-BMP2 slide. All four samples revealed crystals with an acicular habit. Main scale bars are 2 μm; inset scale bars are 1 μm. Error bars show standard deviation. Asterisks denote significant difference between indicated samples (p < 0.05). Note No mineralization was observed in PEGylated DMP1 samples.
