Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi) carbonate

B **, Y Chen, H Pyles, MD Baer, BA Legg, Z Wang… - Nature Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Metal carbonates, which are ubiquitous in the near-surface mineral record, are a major
product of biomineralizing organisms and serve as important targets for capturing …

Applications of amorphous inorganics as novel functional materials

Z Guo, Z Liu, R Tang - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Amorphous inorganics have attracted much attention because of their long-range
disordered structure with advantageous functional properties. In this minireview, the novel …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the potential of amorphous calcium carbonate: A star ascending in the realm of biomedical application

H Liu, Z Wen, Z Liu, Y Yang, H Wang, X **a, J Ye… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
Calcium-based biomaterials have been intensively studied in the field of drug delivery owing
to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability. Calcium-based materials can also …

Structure of an amorphous calcium carbonate phase involved in the formation of Pinctada margaritifera shells

TA Grünewald, S Checchia, H Dicko… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Some mollusc shells are formed from an amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) compound,
which further transforms into a crystalline material. The transformation mechanism is not fully …

Geometrically frustrated interactions drive structural complexity in amorphous calcium carbonate

TC Nicholas, AE Stones, A Patel, FM Michel… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Amorphous calcium carbonate is an important precursor for biomineralization in marine
organisms. Key outstanding problems include understanding the structure of amorphous …

[HTML][HTML] Crystallographic characterization of naturally occurring aragonite and calcite phase: Rietveld refinement

MS Hossain, S Ahmed - Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2023 - Elsevier
This research has comprehended the crystallographic characterization of two naturally
occurring calcium carbonates phases eg. aragonite and calcite in Pila globosa (P. globosa) …

Small‐Molecular‐Weight Additives Modulate Calcification by Interacting with Prenucleation Clusters on the Molecular Level

P Duchstein, PI Schodder, S Leupold… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Small‐molecular‐weight (MW) additives can strongly impact amorphous calcium
carbonate (ACC), playing an elusive role in biogenic, geologic, and industrial calcification …

Glass transition temperatures and crystallization kinetics of a synthetic, anhydrous, amorphous calcium-magnesium carbonate

KU Hess, JEK Schawe, M Wilding… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We report the first calorimetric observations of glass transition temperatures and
crystallization rates of anhydrous, amorphous calcium-magnesium carbonate using fast …

Effect of water on the glass transition of a potassium-magnesium carbonate melt

D Weidendorfer, KU Hess… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Calorimetric measurements of the glass transition temperatures (T g) of hydrous carbonate
melts are reported on a near-eutectic composition of 55 mol% K2CO3–45 mol% MgCO3 …

Preparation of fluoride adsorbent by resource utilization of carbide slag from industrial waste

Y Ren, J Tong, G Qu, P Ning, N Ren, C Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A high performance fluoride adsorbent was prepared for the removal of fluoride from
industrial wastewater by calcination and polyacrylic acid impregnation. Through batch …