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Self‐Organized Calcium Carbonate with Regular Surface‐Relief Structures
Author(s) -
Sugawara Ayae,
Ishii Takeshi,
Kato Takashi
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200351541
Subject(s) - calcium carbonate , carbonate , materials science , geology , metallurgy , composite material
CaCO 3 composites with regular surface‐relief structures have been synthesized (see picture). These sub‐micrometer‐scale structures are spontaneously formed on a thin matrix of a modified polysaccharide from aqueous solution containing an acidic polymer.