My research consists in using colloidal solutions of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles synthesised with different amino acids to obtain hierarchically ordered materials. The amino acid functionalities are used to produce interactions with various media, hence obtaining an ordered assembly of the HAp nanoparticles.

Gonzalez-McQuire R. et al., J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 2277-2281, “Synthesis and Characterisation of amino acid functionalized hydroxyapatite nanorods”