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Polymer‐mediated crystallization of inorganic solids: Calcite nucleation on poly(organosiloxane) surfaces
Author(s) -
Brisdon Brian J.,
Heywood Brigid R.,
Hodson Annabelle G. W.,
Mann Stephen,
Wong Kim K. W.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19930050111
Subject(s) - calcite , materials science , crystallization , nucleation , polymer , chemical engineering , silicate , ceramic , thermal stability , deposition (geology) , mineralogy , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , paleontology , sediment , engineering , biology
The controlled deposition of inorganic crystalline solids at polymeric surfaces is of considerable technological and biological interest. Advantages of such inorganic–polymeric metrices are their enhanced thermal and chemical stability, an important factor in the future design of polymer–ceramic composites. The coral‐like growths of calcium silicate shown in the Figure overgrow deposited calcite at high catalyst concentrations.