Effects of additives and templates on calcium carbonate mineralization in vitro

The review focuses on the effects of several important additives and templates controlling the calcium carbonate crystals formation and the complexity of the crystal morphologies in vitro. Additives include soluble matrices extracted from shells and pearls, amino-acids, magnesium ions and collagen a...

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Published in:Micron (Oxford, England : 1993) England : 1993), 2011-04, Vol.42 (3), p.228-245
Main Authors: Ren, Dongni, Feng, Qingling, Bourrat, Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additive
additives
amino acids
calcium carbonate
Calcium Carbonate - chemistry
Calcium carbonate crystal
collagen
Crystallization
crystals
Earth Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Geochemistry
Global Changes
In vitro mineralization
ions
magnesium
mineralization
pearls
Sciences of the Universe
silicon
Template
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Summary:The review focuses on the effects of several important additives and templates controlling the calcium carbonate crystals formation and the complexity of the crystal morphologies in vitro. Additives include soluble matrices extracted from shells and pearls, amino-acids, magnesium ions and collagen among others. Templates include modified single crystal silicon, natural biominerals among others. Mechanisms proposed to explain the phenomena are not systematic, further studies are necessary to explain how organic matrices mediate calcium carbonate mineralization.
ISSN:0968-4328
1878-4291
DOI:10.1016/j.micron.2010.09.005