Chiral acidic amino acids induce chiral hierarchical structure in calcium carbonate

Autor: Wenge Jiang, Michael S. Pacella, Dimitra Athanasiadou, Valentin Nelea, Hojatollah Vali, Robert M. Hazen, Jeffrey J. Gray, Marc D. McKee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15066
Popis: Chiral structures are formed in numerous processes including biomineralization of calcium carbonate. Here, the authors demonstrate that the chiral, hierarchically-organized architecture of the calcium carbonate mineral, vaterite, can be controlled simply by the addition of chiral acidic amino acids.
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