Unveiling the critical process in which organic molecules control the polymorphism of magnesium-containing calcium carbonate: the early nucleation of amorphous precursors or the subsequent amorphous to crystalline transformations?

Polymorphic and morphological selection of CaCO3 by magnesium-assisted mineralization in gelatin: magnesium-rich spheres consisting of centrally aligned calcite nanorods and their good mechanical properties

(2011) Junwu Xiao et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Biomimetic Synthesis, Hierarchical Assembly and Mechanical Properties of Calcite/Chitosan Composites in a Three-Dimensional Chitosan Scaffold

(2010) Junwu Xiao et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Composition of Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs Precipitated Using Ultrasound

(2010) Gareth J. Price et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Hollow calcite crystals with complex morphologies formed from amorphous precursors and regulated by surfactant micellar structures

(2010) Junwu Xiao et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Gram-scale, low-cost, rapid synthesis of highly stable Mg–ACC nanoparticles and their long-term preservation

(2010) Jun Jiang et al.   Nanoscale

Template-free polymorph discrimination and synthesis of calcium carbonate minerals

(2009) Jun Jiang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

1,3-Diamino-2-hydroxypropane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate: nucleation, transformation and crystal growth

(2009) Guo-Bin Cai et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Superstructures and Mineralization of Laminated Vaterite Mesocrystals via Mesoscale Transformation and Self-Assembly

(2009) Yingchun Zhu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Biomimetic Mineralization of CaCO3on a Phospholipid Monolayer: From an Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Precursor to Calcite via Vaterite

(2009) Junwu Xiao et al.   LANGMUIR

POLYMORPH SELECTION OF CALCIUM CARBONATE BY THE MORPHOLOGY OF BIOMACROMOLECULES: FROM ARAGONITE, VATERITE TO CALCITE

(2009) JUNWU XIAO et al.   MODERN PHYSICS LETTERS B

Carboxylated molecules regulate magnesium content of amorphous calcium carbonates during calcification

(2009) D. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An Acidic Matrix Protein, Pif, Is a Key Macromolecule for Nacre Formation

(2009) M. Suzuki et al.   SCIENCE

The Initial Stages of Template-Controlled CaCO3 Formation Revealed by Cryo-TEM

(2009) E. M. Pouget et al.   SCIENCE

Polymorph Switching of Calcium Carbonate Crystals by Polymer-Controlled Crystallization

(2008) An-Wu Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nanosegregated Amorphous Composites of Calcium Carbonate and an Organic Polymer

(2008) Yuya Oaki et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Controlling Mineral Morphologies and Structures in Biological and Synthetic Systems

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

Vaterite Selection by Chitosan Gel: An Example of Polymorph Selection by Morphology of Biomacromolecules

(2008) Junwu Xiao et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate Mineral with Hierarchical Structures in DMF Solution under Control of Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(l-glutamic acid): Effects of Crystallization Temperature and Polymer Concentration

(2008) Xiao-Hui Guo et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Magnesium-Mediated Nanocrystalline Mosaics of Calcite

(2008) Yuichi Nishino et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Direct Synthesis of Hollow Vaterite Nanospheres from Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles via Phase Transformation

(2008) Anhua Cai et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Observation of an Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Precursor on a Stearic Acid Monolayer Formed during the Biomimetic Mineralization of CaCO3

(2008) Yijian Chen et al.   LANGMUIR

Transformation mechanism of amorphous calcium carbonate into calcite in the sea urchin larval spicule

(2008) Y. Politi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Peptides Enhance Magnesium Signature in Calcite: Insights into Origins of Vital Effects

(2008) A. E. Stephenson et al.   SCIENCE

Calcium Carbonate Storage in Amorphous Form and Its Template-Induced Crystallization†

(2007) T. Yong-Jin Han et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Compositional analysis of a polymer-induced liquid-precursor (PILP) amorphous CaCO3 phase

(2007) Lijun Dai et al.   JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS