Issue 30, 2018

Insights on the interaction of calcein with calcium carbonate and its implications in biomineralization studies

Abstract

The effects of calcein, a fluorescent marker commonly used to assess mineral growth in calcifying organisms, on calcite and aragonite structure have been investigated. Calcein is entrapped within calcite and aragonite and modifies the shape and morphology of both polymorphs. Moreover, in the presence of Mg2+, it inhibits aragonite formation in favor of magnesium calcite.

Graphical abstract: Insights on the interaction of calcein with calcium carbonate and its implications in biomineralization studies

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Cax 2018
Accepted
25 Qas 2018
First published
25 Qas 2018

CrystEngComm, 2018,20, 4221-4224

Insights on the interaction of calcein with calcium carbonate and its implications in biomineralization studies

G. Magnabosco, I. Polishchuk, J. Erez, S. Fermani, B. Pokroy and G. Falini, CrystEngComm, 2018, 20, 4221 DOI: 10.1039/C8CE00853A

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