In Situ Kinetic Observations on Crystal Nucleation and Growth

J Li, FL Deepak - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

The nano-and meso-scale structure of amorphous calcium carbonate

SM Clark, B Colas, DE Jacob, JC Neuefeind… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the underlying processes of biomineralization is crucial to a range of
disciplines allowing us to quantify the effects of climate change on marine organisms …

Branched Polymeric Prenucleation Assemblies Initiate Calcium Phosphate Precipitation

E Turhan, I Goldberga, C Pötzl, W Keil… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The formation of crystalline calcium phosphate (CaP) has recently gained ample attention as
it does not follow the classic nucleation-and-growth mechanism of solid formation. Instead …

Calcium carbonate prenucleation cluster pathway observed via in situ small-Angle X-ray scattering

J Avaro, EM Moon, KG Schulz… - The journal of physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
For more than 150 years, our understanding of solid-phase mineral formation from dissolved
constituent ions in aqueous environments has been dominated by classical nucleation …

Observation of Transient Prenucleation Species of Calcium Carbonate by DNP-Enhanced NMR

M Balodis, Y Rao, G Stevanato, M Kellner… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Knowledge of the mechanism by which polymorphic inorganic species, such as carbonates,
are formed is crucial to understand and guide the selective crystallization of end products …

Assessing the onset of calcium phosphate nucleation by hyperpolarized real-time NMR

EMM Weber, T Kress, D Abergel, S Sewsurn… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report an experimental approach for high-resolution real-time monitoring of transiently
formed species occurring during the onset of precipitation of ionic solids from solution. This …

Formation and evolution of nanoscale calcium phosphate precursors under biomimetic conditions

LM Epasto, T Georges, A Selimović… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Simulated body fluids (SBFs) that mimic human blood plasma are widely used media for in
vitro studies in an extensive array of research fields, from biomineralization to surface and …

Molecular clustering of fenoxycarb and salicylic acid in organic solvents and relation to crystal nucleation

S Kakkar, KR Devi, ÅC Rasmuson - Crystal Growth & Design, 2022 - ACS Publications
Molecular clustering of fenoxycarb and salicylic acid in organic solvents has been
investigated by dynamic light scattering. The cluster size has been determined as a function …

Kinetics and Mechanism of Metal Nanoparticle Growth via Optical Extinction Spectroscopy and Computational Modeling: The Curious Case of Colloidal Gold

MR Andalibi, A Wokaun, P Bowen, A Testino - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
An overarching computational framework unifying several optical theories to describe the
temporal evolution of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) during a seeded growth process is …

Preparation of high-purity fluorite and nanoscale calcium carbonate from low-grade fluorite

Q Lu, H Han, W Sun, X Zhang, W Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Flotation separation of calcite from fluorite is a challenge on low-grade fluorite flotation that
limits the recovery and purity of fluorite concentrate. A new acid leaching–flotation process …