Unraveling the internal microstructure of biogenic and bioinspired calcite single crystals

A highly conspicuous mineralized composite photonic architecture in the translucent shell of the blue-rayed limpet

(2015) Ling Li et al.   Nature Communications

Systematic Study of the Effects of Polyamines on Calcium Carbonate Precipitation

(2014) Anna S. Schenk et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Nanostructure of Biogenic Calcite and Its Modification under Annealing: Study by High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction and Nanoindentation

(2014) Till H. Metzger et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Influence of Gelatin Hydrogel Porosity on the Crystallization of CaCO3

(2014) Fitriana Nindiyasari et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Effects of Mg and Hydrogel Solid Content on the Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate in Biomimetic Counter-diffusion Systems

(2014) Fitriana Nindiyasari et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Ultrastructure and Crystallography of Nanoscale Calcite Building Blocks in Rhabdosphaera clavigera Coccolith Spines

(2014) Renée van de Locht et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Self-similar mesostructure evolution of the growing mollusc shell reminiscent of thermodynamically driven grain growth

(2014) Bernd Bayerlein et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Biomineralization: mineral formation by organisms

(2014) Lia Addadi et al.   PHYSICA SCRIPTA

Tuning calcite morphology and growth acceleration by a rational design of highly stable protein-mimetics

(2014) Chun-Long Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

Colouring crystals with inorganic nanoparticles

(2013) Alexander N. Kulak et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Microstructural control of calcite via incorporation of intracrystalline organic molecules in shells

(2013) Taiga Okumura et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH

Crystal lattice tilting in prismatic calcite

(2013) Ian C. Olson et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Bio-inspired formation of functional calcite/metal oxide nanoparticle composites

(2013) Yi-Yeoun Kim et al.   Nanoscale

Flexible Minerals: Self-Assembled Calcite Spicules with Extreme Bending Strength

(2013) F. Natalio et al.   SCIENCE

One-pot synthesis of an inorganic heterostructure: uniform occlusion of magnetite nanoparticles within calcite single crystals

(2013) Alexander N. Kulak et al.   Chemical Science

Evaluation of strengthening mechanisms in calcite single crystals from mollusk shells

(2012) Miki E. Kunitake et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Crystal Growth of Calcium Carbonate in Hydrogels as a Model of Biomineralization

(2012) Emily Asenath-Smith et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Think Positive: Phase Separation Enables a Positively Charged Additive to Induce Dramatic Changes in Calcium Carbonate Morphology

(2012) Bram Cantaert et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Hierarchical Calcite Crystals with Occlusions of a Simple Polyelectrolyte Mimic Complex Biomineral Structures

(2012) Anna S. Schenk et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Screening the Incorporation of Amino Acids into an Inorganic Crystalline Host: the Case of Calcite

(2012) Shirly Borukhin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Merging models of biomineralisation with concepts of nonclassical crystallisation: is a liquid amorphous precursor involved in the formation of the prismatic layer of the Mediterranean Fan Mussel Pinna nobilis?

(2012) Stephan E. Wolf et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Structure-property relationships of a biological mesocrystal in the adult sea urchin spine

(2012) J. Seto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hierarchical structure and mechanical properties of nacre: a review

(2012) Jiyu Sun et al.   RSC Advances

The effect of magnesium substitution on the hardness of synthetic and biogenic calcite

(2012) Miki E. Kunitake et al.   MRS Communications

Calcite Prisms from Mollusk Shells (Atrina Rigida): Swiss-cheese-like Organic-Inorganic Single-crystal Composites

(2011) Hanying Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nanostructure of Biogenic Calcite Crystals: A View by Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering

(2011) Christoph Gilow et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

An artificial biomineral formed by incorporation of copolymer micelles in calcite crystals

(2011) Yi-Yeoun Kim et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

How to control the scaling of CaCO3: a “fingerprinting technique” to classify additives

(2011) Andreas Verch et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Bio-Inspired Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Calcite-Polymer Particle Composites

(2010) Yi-Yeoun Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multilevel modular mesocrystalline organization in red coral

(2010) D. Vielzeuf et al.   AMERICAN MINERALOGIST

Differences between Bond Lengths in Biogenic and Geological Calcite

(2010) E. Zolotoyabko et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Asprich Peptides Are Occluded in Calcite and Permanently Disorder Biomineral Crystals

(2010) Rebecca A. Metzler et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Visualizing the 3D Internal Structure of Calcite Single Crystals Grown in Agarose Hydrogels

(2009) H. Li et al.   SCIENCE

The Multiple Roles of Additives in CaCO3Crystallization: A Quantitative Case Study

(2008) Denis Gebauer et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomimetic Model Systems for Investigating the Amorphous Precursor Pathway and Its Role in Biomineralization

(2008) Laurie B. Gower   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Controlling Mineral Morphologies and Structures in Biological and Synthetic Systems

(2008) Fiona C. Meldrum et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

“Tuning in” to Mollusk Shell Nacre- and Prismatic-Associated Protein Terminal Sequences. Implications for Biomineralization and the Construction of High Performance Inorganic−Organic Composites

(2008) John Spencer Evans   CHEMICAL REVIEWS