Issue 30, 2013

Faster nucleation at lower pH: amorphous phase mediated nucleation kinetics

Abstract

Faster nucleation of hydroxyapatite (HAP) at lower pH (with lower supersaturation) contradicts classical understanding. We find that the residue calcium ion in the mother liquor is the key to trigger ACP phase transformation, which gives an understanding of nonclassical nucleation kinetics of ACP-mediated crystallization and sheds light on biomineralization.

Graphical abstract: Faster nucleation at lower pH: amorphous phase mediated nucleation kinetics

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Apr 2013
Accepted
30 May 2013
First published
04 Jun 2013

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013,15, 12530-12533

Faster nucleation at lower pH: amorphous phase mediated nucleation kinetics

S. Jiang, Y. Chen, H. Pan, Y. Zhang and R. Tang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 12530 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP51466H

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