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LANGMUIR
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 158-163Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03974
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- DAAD within the ALECHILE program [56236541]
- Anillo Conicyt-Chile [ACT1412]
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The debate about crystallization processes is still ongoing and nonclassical crystallization mechanisms attract more and more attention. This work indicates that polymer induced liquid precursor (PILP) phases play a role for nonclassical calcium carbonate crystallization and growth processes. Here we report the observation of gel-like precursors for the crystal growth on a calcite surface by means of an in situ AFM study. These precursors spread out on the surface with time supporting their liquid character. This study will give new insights into biomineralization and crystallization processes in general.
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