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JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
卷 354, 期 17, 页码 1845-1854出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2007.10.022
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biomaterials; biopolymers; crystal growth; colloids; nano-clusters; phases and equilibria; hydration
Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) has been of keen interest in the biomimetics field because of recent evidence which suggests it plays an important role in biomineralization. fit this report, an in vitro model system is used to examine the composition of an amorphous phase generated by polyanionic process-directing agents, such as the sodium salt of polyaspartic acid (Pasp), which is considered a simple mimic to the proteins associated with calcific biominerals. This additive leads to the formation of a highly hydrated, amorphous mineral precursor to calcium carbonate (CaCO3), referred to as a polymer-induced liquid-precursor (PILP) phase. The precursor phase was collected by centrifugation, and the quantity of precursor phase and the water content were determined. It was found that Pasp promotes and stabilizes the amorphous precursor, which has a composition that steadily changes with time as the polymer and water are excluded. Elemental analysis was used to investigate the role of the polymer in influencing the calcium/carbonate ratio, the water content, and the amount of precursor phase. Raman and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy were used to compare the compositions of the precursor phases generated with different polymeric concentrations. The role of Pasp in generating and stabilizing the ACC precursor phase is discussed. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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