Well-defined star-shaped calcite crystals formed in agarose gels

Dong Yang; Limin Qi; Jiming Ma

doi:10.1039/b301197f

Well-defined star-shaped calcite crystals formed in agarose gels

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 May 21:(10):1180-1. doi: 10.1039/b301197f.

Authors

Dong Yang¹, Limin Qi, Jiming Ma

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Stable and Unstable Species, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R. China.

PMID: 12778724
DOI: 10.1039/b301197f

Abstract

Single crystals of calcite exhibiting a morphology of well-defined 8-armed stars, which evolved from original rhombohedral calcite crystals with their 8 points extending radially into eight arms, were produced by crystallization of CaCO3 in agarose gels.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Calcium Carbonate / chemistry*
Crystallization
Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
Hydrogels / chemistry*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Rhodophyta
Sepharose / chemistry*

Substances

Hydrogels
Sepharose
Calcium Carbonate