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Oriented nucleation of CaCO3 from metastable solutions under Langmuir monolayers
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Walker, JBA and Heywood, BR and Mann, S, Oriented nucleation of CaCO3 from metastable solutions under Langmuir monolayers, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 1, (5) pp. 889-890. ISSN 0959-9428 (1991) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The nucleation of CaCO3 crystals from metastable solutions under Langmuir monolayers has been shown to be enhanced in the order, docosanoate > octadecylamine > octadecanol > control. Crystals nucleated under monolayers containing charged headgroups were preferentially oriented.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | calcium carbonate, crystallization, Langmuir monolayer, nucleation |
| Research Division: | Chemical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural) |
| Research Field: | Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences |
| Author: | Heywood, BR (Professor Brigid Heywood) |
| ID Code: | 104369 |
| Year Published: | 1991 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 24 |
| Deposited By: | Research Division |
| Deposited On: | 2015-11-11 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-12-22 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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