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Chemical properties of polyamines with relevance to the biomineralization of silica

2003; Royal Society of Chemistry; Issue: 24 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/b310201g

1364-548X

Henning Menzel, Sandra Horstmann, Peter Behrens, Petra Bärnreuther, Ilka Krueger, Michael Jahns,

Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition

Polyamines mimicking substances which occur naturally in biosilicas have been synthesized and show an accelerating effect on silica condensation, which depends on the chemical nature, the architecture (linear or branched), and the degree of polymerization.