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Title: Crystallization by Amorphous Particle Attachment: On the Evolution of Texture

Journal Article · · Advanced Materials
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  1. B CUBE ‐ Center for Molecular Bioengineering Technische Universität Dresden 01307 Dresden Germany, Department of Physics University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  2. B CUBE ‐ Center for Molecular Bioengineering Technische Universität Dresden 01307 Dresden Germany
  3. National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  4. Advanced Light Source Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA

Abstract Crystallization by particle attachment (CPA) is a gradual process where each step has its own thermodynamic and kinetic constrains defining a unique pathway of crystal growth. An important example is biomineralization of calcium carbonate through amorphous precursors that are morphed into shapes and textural patterns that cannot be envisioned by the classical monomer‐by‐monomer approach. Here, a mechanistic link between the collective kinetics of mineral deposition and the emergence of crystallographic texture is established. Using the prismatic ultrastructure in bivalve shells as a model, a fundamental leap is made in the ability to analytically describe the evolution of form and texture of biological mineralized tissues and to design the structure and crystallographic properties of synthetic materials formed by CPA.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
BMBF; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1811573
Journal Information:
Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 37 Vol. 33; ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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