Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) in its pure form is highly unstable, yet some organisms
produce stable ACC, and cases are known in which ACC functions as a transient precursor …

The unique and frequently beautiful morphologies that characterize many biominerals have
long been a source of fascination. While research began by looking first at individual …

Recent experimental observations of the onset of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) mineralization
suggest the emergence of a population of clusters that are stable rather than unstable as …

Although organic–inorganic hybrid materials have played indispensable roles as
mechanical,,–, optical,, electronic, and biomedical materials,–, isolated organic–inorganic …

Biologically formed hard tissues, referred to as biominerals, have intrigued the materials
engineering community for years because of the high degree of crystallographic control that …

The mechanisms by which amorphous intermediates transform into crystalline materials are
poorly understood. Currently, attracting enormous interest is the crystallization of amorphous …

Biological organisms can use amorphous precursors to produce inorganic skeletons with
continuous structures through complete particle fusion. Synthesizing monoliths is much …

A new approach to fabricate polyelectrolyte microcapsules is based on exploiting porous
inorganic microparticles of calcium carbonate. Porous CaCO3 microparticles (4.5− 5.0 …

Master plot methods based on the integral and/or the differential forms of the kinetic
equation describing solid-state reactions have been redefined by using the concept of the …

Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) is a metastable phase often observed during low
temperature inorganic synthesis and biomineralization. ACC transforms with aging or …