Principles of Crystal Nucleation and Growth

2003/01/01 by James J. De Yoreo · 5 citations
Materials Science · Environmental Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition #Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

paper · doi:10.2113/0540057

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Abstract

In the most general sense, biomineralization is a process by which organisms produce materials solutions for their own functional requirements. Because so many biomineral products are derived from an initial solution phase and are either completely crystalline or include crystalline components, an understanding of the physical principles

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