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SUBMITTER: Nakayama M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054116 | biostudies-other | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nakayama Masanari M Kajiyama Satoshi S Nishimura Tatsuya T Kato Takashi T
Chemical science 20150812 11
Liquid-crystalline CaCO<sub>3</sub> has been prepared for the first time. The nanorods of CaCO<sub>3</sub> calcite are obtained by bio-inspired crystallization through aqueous colloidal precursors of amorphous CaCO<sub>3</sub> stabilized by poly(acrylic acid). The synthesized calcite nanocrystals have well-tuned morphologies that are preferable for formation of liquid-crystalline phases in concentrated aqueous colloidal solution. The one-dimensional alignment of calcite crystals is achieved by m ...[more]