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The Crystal Hotel: A Microfluidic Approach to Biomimetic Crystallization
Author(s) -
Gong Xiuqing,
Wang YunWei,
Ihli Johannes,
Kim YiYeoun,
Li Shunbo,
Walshaw Richard,
Chen Li,
Meldrum Fiona C.
Publication year - 2015
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.201503931
Subject(s) - materials science , microfluidics , crystallization , microstructure , nanotechnology , crystal (programming language) , crystal growth , calcite , single crystal , chemical engineering , crystallography , mineralogy , composite material , computer science , chemistry , engineering , programming language
A “crystal hotel” microfluidic device that allows crystal growth in confined volumes to be studied in situ is used to produce large calcite single crystals with predefined crystallographic orientation, microstructure, and shape by control of the detailed physical environment, flow, and surface chemistry. This general approach can be extended to form technologically important, nanopatterned single crystals.