Bioinspired Synthesis of CaCO3 Superstructures through a Novel Hydrogel Composite Membranes Mineralization Platform: A Comprehensive View.

Di Profio, Gianluca; Salehi, Shabnam Majidi; Caliandro, Rocco; Guccione, Pietro; Nico, Giovanni; Curcio, Efrem; Fontananova, Enrica · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Hydrogel composite membranes (HCMs) are used as novel mineralization platforms for the bioinspired synthesis of CaCO3 superstructures. A comprehensive statistical analysis of the experimental results reveals quantitative relationships between crystallization conditions and crystal texture and a strong selectivity toward complex morphologies when monomers bearing carboxyl and hydroxyl groups are used together in the hydrogel layer synthesis in HCMs.

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