Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO 3 formed by three main
elements: carbon, oxygen, and calcium. It is a common substance found in rocks in all parts …

Several major diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular abnormalities, may be linked to
pathological deposition of minerals or organic compounds in various tissues. 1− 3 Thus, the …

As the largest consumed man-made materials, the production of cement releases a huge
amount of CO 2 into the atmosphere and dramatically accelerates the global warming …

Myxococcus xanthus, a common soil bacterium, plays an active role in the formation of
spheroidal vaterite. Bacterial production of CO2 and NH3 and the transformation of the NH3 …

The importance of the metastable vaterite form of CaCO3 is increasingly appreciated as an
intermediate between amorphous calcium carbonate and more stable crystalline …

Core–shell structure nanofibers of sodium alginate/poly (ethylene oxide) were prepared via
electrospinning their dispersions in water solution. The core–shell structure morphology of …

Being the polymorphs of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), vaterite and calcite have attracted a
great deal of attention as promising biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering …

First-principles calculations and molecular-dynamics simulations are employed in this study
to further our understanding of the crystal structure and orientational order of carbonate ions …

Heart failure is a growing endemic in the aging Western population with a prevalence of
over 20 million people worldwide1. Existing heart failure therapies are unable to reverse …

The growing biomedical challenges impose the continuous development of novel platforms.
Ensuring the biocompatibility of drug delivery and implantable biomedical devices is an …