Issue 12, 2011
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CrystEngComm

In vitro synthesis and stabilization of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanoparticles within liposomes†

Chantel C. Tester,a   Ryan E. Brock,a   Ching-Hsuan Wu,a   Minna R. Krejci,a   Steven Weigandb  and  Derk Joester*a  

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a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
E-mail: d-joester@northwestern.edu
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Tel: +1 847 491 7443

b DND-CAT Synchrotron Research Center, Northwestern University, APS/ANL Building 432-A004, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439, USA

Abstract

We show that amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) can be synthesized in phospholipid bilayer vesicles (liposomes). Liposome-encapsulated ACC nanoparticles are stable against aggregation, do not crystallize for at least 20 h, and are ideally suited to investigate the influence of lipid chemistry, particle size, and soluble additives on ACC in situ.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CE05153A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Jan 2011
Accepted
19 Apr 2011
First published
10 May 2011

CrystEngComm, 2011,13, 3975-3978

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In vitro synthesis and stabilization of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanoparticles within liposomes

C. C. Tester, R. E. Brock, C. Wu, M. R. Krejci, S. Weigand and D. Joester, CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 3975 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05153A

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