Multiple crystallization pathways of amorphous calcium carbonate in the presence of poly(aspartic acid) with a chain length of 30
Wen‐Yang Huang, Qihang Wang, Wenhao Chi, Meng Cai, Rongjie Wang, Zhengyi Fu, Jingjing Xie, Zhaoyong Zou
Abstract
Amorphous calcium carbonate transforms into crystalline calcite or vaterite with different morphologies via multiple crystallization pathways in the presence of poly(aspartic acid) with a chain length of 30 at different concentrations.
Topics & Concepts
Amorphous calcium carbonateVateriteCrystallizationCalciteCalcium carbonateAspartic acidAmorphous solidChemical engineeringCalciumCarbonateChemistryChain (unit)Materials scienceCrystallographyMineralogyOrganic chemistryBiochemistryAmino acidAragonitePhysicsAstronomyEngineeringCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsThermal and Kinetic Analysis