Calcium carbonate: controlled synthesis, surface functionalization, and nanostructured materials

YQ Niu, JH Liu, C Aymonier, S Fermani… - Chemical society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an important inorganic mineral in biological and geological
systems. Traditionally, it is widely used in plastics, papermaking, ink, building materials …

Advanced composites inspired by biological structures and functions in nature: architecture design, strengthening mechanisms, and mechanical‐functional responses

H Dai, W Dai, Z Hu, W Zhang, G Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The natural design and coupling of biological structures are the root of realizing the high
strength, toughness, and unique functional properties of biomaterials. Advanced architecture …

Graphene oxide bulk material reinforced by heterophase platelets with multiscale interface crosslinking

K Chen, X Tang, B Jia, C Chao, Y Wei, J Hou, L Dong… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced GO possess robust mechanical, electrical and chemical
properties. Their nanocomposites have been extensively explored for applications in diverse …

The synthesis and application of crystalline–amorphous hybrid materials

H Lan, J Wang, L Cheng, D Yu, H Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Crystalline–amorphous hybrid materials (CA-HMs) possess the merits of both pure
crystalline and amorphous phases. Abundant dangling bonds, unsaturated coordination …

Bioinspired stabilization of amorphous calcium carbonate by carboxylated nanocellulose enables mechanically robust, healable, and Sensing biocomposites

W Wu, Z Lu, C Lu, X Sun, B Ni, H Cölfen, R Xiong - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nature builds numerous structurally complex composites with fascinating mechanical
robustness and functionalities by harnessing biopolymers and amorphous calcium …

Amino acids as performance-controlling additives in carbonation-activated cementitious materials

RI Khan, W Ashraf, J Olek - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This article presents an investigation on the application of amino acids to control the CaCO 3
crystallization in carbonation cured wollastonite composites. It was observed that …

Biodegradable Nanoparticles of Polyacrylic Acid–Stabilized Amorphous CaCO3 for Tunable pH‐Responsive Drug Delivery and Enhanced Tumor Inhibition

C Xu, Y Yan, J Tan, D Yang, X Jia… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) are promising drug delivery carriers owing to their high drug
loading efficiency, scalable preparation, facile functionalization, and chemical/thermal …

Designing solid materials from their solute state: a shift in paradigms toward a holistic approach in functional materials chemistry

D Gebauer, SE Wolf - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019 - ACS Publications
“Non-classical” notions consider formation pathways of crystalline materials where larger
species than monomeric chemical constituents, ie, ions or single molecules, play crucial …

Supramolecular association and nanostructure formation of liquid crystals and polymers for new functional materials

T Kato, M Gupta, D Yamaguchi, KP Gan… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We here describe our various concepts and achievements for material science, which have
been introduced through liquid-crystalline (LC) and polymer chemistry. They have resulted …

Water: How Does It Influence the CaCO3 Formation?

H Du, E Amstad - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nature produces biomineral‐based materials with a fascinating set of properties using only
a limited number of elements. This set of properties is obtained by closely controlling the …