Classical and nonclassical nucleation and growth mechanisms for nanoparticle formation

YS Jun, Y Zhu, Y Wang, D Ghim, X Wu… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
All solid materials are created via nucleation. In this evolutionary process, nuclei form in
solution or at interfaces, expand by monomeric growth and oriented attachment, and …

Preparation and characterization of clay-oyster shell composite adsorption material and its application in phosphorus removal from wastewater

Z Zhou, Q Xu, Z Wu, X Fang, Q Zhong, J Yang… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phosphorus wastewater is prone to eutrophication, causing anoxic death of fish and shrimp.
Adsorption materials can be added to remove phosphorus from water. In the paper, three …

Electrospun scaffolds of polylactic acid, collagen, and amorphous calcium phosphate for bone repair

W Cárdenas-Aguazaco, B Camacho… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Most electrospun scaffolds for bone tissue engineering typically use hydroxyapatite (HA) or
beta tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP). However, the biological activity of these crystalline …

Counterintuitive Crystallization: Rate Effects in Calcium Phosphate Nucleation at Near-Physiological pH

DP McDonogh, P Kirupananthan… - Crystal Growth & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Calcium phosphates are widely present in geological and industrial settings and make up
the majority of our bone's inorganic content; however, their formation from solution is not fully …

Effects of calcium on phosphorus recovery from wastewater by vivianite crystallization: Interaction and mechanism analysis

J Cao, W Zhao, S Wang, R Xu, L Hao, W Sun - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phosphorus recovery by vivianite from different types of wastewater has attracted
considerable attention recently. However, the existence of calcium (Ca) would unavoidably …

ZnGa2O4 : Cr3+@Calcium Phosphate Nanocomposite with Near‐Infrared Persistent Luminescence and High Stability

C Lee, Y Liu, B Hulme, LY Chang, SW Ke… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Persistent luminescence (PersL) is an optical phenomenon which allows for materials to
emit luminescence after ceasing excitation. The long‐lasting luminescence is ascribed to the …

Nano apatite growth on demineralized bone matrix capped with curcumin and silver nanoparticles: dental implant mechanical stability and optimal cell growth analysis

R Senthil, S Çakır - Journal of Oral Biosciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives The prevention of implant-associated infections is becoming increasingly
clinically important in the field of dentistry. Extensive investigations into the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid Hydroxyapatite–Metal Complex Materials Derived from Amino Acids and Nucleobases

A Jiménez-Pérez, M Martínez-Alonso, J García-Tojal - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Calcium phosphates (CaPs) and their substituted derivatives encompass a large number of
compounds with a vast presence in nature that have aroused a great interest for decades. In …

Small organic molecules containing amorphous calcium phosphate: synthesis, characterization and transformation

A Indurkar, P Kudale, V Rjabovs, I Heinmaa… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
As the primary solid phase, amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) is a pivotal precursor in
cellular biomineralization. The intrinsic interplay between ACP and Howard factor …

Brushite mineralised Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) sapwood–revealing mineral crystallization within a wood matrix by in situ XRD

E Garskaite, G Balciunas, M Drienovsky, D Sokol… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (CaHPO4· 2H2O, DCPD, brushite) crystals were synthesised
within Scots pine sapwood via a wet-chemistry route from aqueous solutions of Ca …