Pattern transition between periodic Liesegang pattern and crystal growth regime in reaction-diffusion systems

The pattern transition between periodic precipitation pattern formation ( Liesegang phenomenon) and pure crystal growth regimes is investigated in silver nitrate and potassium dichromate system in mixed agarose-gelatin gel. Morphologically different patterns were found depending on the quality of the gel, and transition between these typical patterns can be controlled by the concentration of gelatin in mixed gel. Effect of temperature and hydrodynamic force on precipitation pattern structure was also investigated. (C) 2008 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.