Zinc-Ion Calcite Mesocrystal

Biomimetic ion control

Zinc ions replace polymer additives to stabilize amorphous nanoparticles at lower calcium concentration and mediate ordered assembly, providing a new additive-free route to calcite mesocrystals.

Wang, Qihang · Bicheng, Yuan · Hang, Peng · Xie, Jingjing · Wang, Kun · Wang, Weimin · Zou, Zhaoyong · Fu, Zhengyi

National Science Review 2023

Specifications

Amorphous nanoparticles

{'zh': '20', 'en': '<20'} nm

Advantages

Calcium concentration significantly lower than pure solution