Calcium carbonate: controlled synthesis, surface functionalization, and nanostructured materials
Yuqin Niu, Jiahui Liu, Cyril Aymonier, Simona Fermani, Damir Kralj, Giuseppe Falini, Chun Hui Zhou
Abstract
Various new strategies have been recently developed to produce CaCO 3 micro-/nanoparticles with controlled size, morphology, polymorphism and crystallinity, which are then surface modified, functionalized and hierarchically assembled to yield medical, environmental, and energy materials.
Topics & Concepts
Surface modificationCalcium carbonateMaterials scienceCalciumCarbonateChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyComposite materialEngineeringCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils