Macromolecular layers rich in amino acids and with some sulfated polysaccharides appear
to control oriented calcite growth in living organisms. Calcite crystals nucleating under …

We have studied the biomimetic growth of calcium carbonate crystals under floating
monolayer templates, in the presence of Mg ions, using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction …

The growth of calcium carbonate crystals under Langmuir monolayers was investigated in
the presence of chitosan, a soluble derivative of chitin added to the subphase to better …

This paper describes the control of the nucleation and growth of calcite crystals by a matrix
composed of an agarose hydrogel on top of a carboxylate-terminated self-assembled …

Acidic biomacromolecules frequently incorporate into biomineralized structures to control
the morphology and extent of crystal growth. The study of such processes has been …

The shapes of biologically formed calcite crystals are extremely versatile. Numerous studies
have addressed the possible biological mechanism of crystal shape regulation. Synthetic …

Biologically formed calcite crystals have unique, sculptured shapes that are believed to be
regulated locally by specific macromolecules and by directional flux of ions into the …

Acidic matrix macromolecules involved in regulation of biological crystal growth often
contain aspartic acid-rich domains and covalently bound sulfated polysaccharides. We …

The combined effect of templating and solution additives on calcite crystallization was
studied. Self-assembled monolayers of mercaptoundecanoic acid supported on silver, as …

The nucleation and growth of the mineral, CaCO3, under compressed Langmuir monolayers
has been studied by optical and electron microscopy and electron diffraction. The structure …