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When is template directed mineralization really template directed?

2003; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 5; Issue: 61 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/b309800a

1466-8033

Elaine DiMasi, Matthew J. Olszta, Vishal M. Patel, Laurie B. Gower,

Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques

In-situ synchrotron X-ray scattering clarifies the role of templating on calcium carbonate mineralization. Fatty acid monolayers are reorganized by Ca2+ in the subphase, into structures with no epitaxial relation to CaCO3 planes. Crystals are not oriented relative to the film; kinetics dominates polytype selection.