Divalent Cation-Induced Variations in Polyelectrolyte Conformation and Controlling Calcite Morphologies: Direct Observation of the Phase Transition by Atomic Force Microscopy
- 4 September 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 130 (39), 13074-13078
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja803371c
Abstract
In the biomineralization process, the changes in conformation of organic matrix may be a widespread phenomenon. Investigation of the structural relationship between organic and inorganic materials is the main subject. The approach taken was to extract quantitative information of the variations in polyelectrolyte conformation during the mineralization process using atomic force microscopy. The results infer the evidence of the role of polyelectrolyte conformation in mineralization of calcium carbonate and the methods for understanding the principle that govern biomineralization.Keywords
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