The influence on calcium carbonate crystallization of a series of biopolymers that contain
carboxylic acid or sulfate functional groups was studied using pH and turbidity …

Functional calcium carbonate (CaCO3) particles of micron and submicron sizes used in
catalysis and biomedicine have attracted considerable attention for decades. In this paper …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were employed to investigate the interactions
between polyether polyamino methylene phosphonate (PAPEMP) with different degrees of …

Crystallization of calcium carbonate was performed in the presence of grafted
polysaccharides, polyacrylamide (PAM) and polyacrylic acid (PAA). The grafted …

This paper reports the inhibition efficiency of combinations of amine-terminated
polyaminoamide (PAMAM) dendrimers of generation 1 and 2 and anionic polyelectrolytes in …

Molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to investigate the conformation and
dynamics of an aspartic acid molecule near the {104} and {110} planes of a CaCO3 calcite …

The formation of minerals in living organisms occurs in crowded microenvironments
generated by the organization of soft matter. Here, we used a biphasic aqueous polymer …

In terms of structural complexity, the natural world presents innumerable examples of
stunning beauty and high functionality, usually with the minimum of material and energy …

In the biomineralization process, the changes in conformation of organic matrix may be a
widespread phenomenon. Investigation of the structural relationship between organic and …

The inhibition of gypsum precipitation by homo-and copolymers has been examined in
aqueous solution. It has been found that polymer performance as gypsum inhibitor depends …