Abstract
Here we report that citrate plays a key dual role in the apatite crystallization: driving a growth pathway via an amorphous precursor and controlling the size of nanocrystals by the non-classical oriented aggregation mechanism. These results provide new insights into bone mineralization, where the role of citrate might be wider than has been thought to date.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 507-511 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | CrystEngComm |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 21 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
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