The Crystal Hotel: A Microfluidic Approach to Biomimetic Crystallization.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26479157.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adma.201503931 and PMC identifier 4722853.
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Abstract
A "crystal hotel" microfluidic device that allows crystal growth in confined volumes to be studied in situ is used to produce large calcite single crystals with predefined crystallographic orientation, microstructure, and shape by control of the detailed physical environment, flow, and surface chemistry. This general approach can be extended to form technologically important, nanopatterned single crystals.
Medical subject headings
- Biomimetic Materials
- Microfluidic Analytical Techniques