Chitosan as a Canvas for Studies of Macromolecular Controls on CaCO3 Biological Crystallization

BM Knight, KJ Edgar, JJ De Yoreo… - Biomacromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
A mechanistic understanding of how macromolecules, typically as an organic matrix,
nucleate and grow crystals to produce functional biomineral structures remains elusive …

Reversed crystal growth

W Zhou - Crystals, 2018 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, a reversed growth route has been found in many crystal growth
processes. In these systems, a single crystal does not develop from a single nucleus. The …

Investigation of pulsed electric field operation as a chemical-free anti-scaling approach for electrodialysis desalination of brackish water

S Honarparvar, R Al-Rashed - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Pulsing the electric field is a strategy to mitigate concentration polarization in electrodialysis
(ED). To evaluate the effects of the pulsed operation on the extent and kinetics of salt …

[HTML][HTML] Biomineralization of calcium carbonate under amino acid carbon dots and its application in bioimaging

Z Feng, T Yang, T Liang, Z Wu, T Wu, J Zhang, L Yu - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomineralization is a common phenomenon in nature, and organisms can prepare
functional materials with multi-level ordered structures through biomineralization. Herein …

Synthesis and formation mechanism of textured MOF-5

HF Greer, Y Liu, A Greenaway, PA Wright… - Crystal Growth & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Textured and house-of-card structures develop on the surfaces of cubic MOF-5 crystals. The
formation mechanisms of these novel constructions are investigated based on …

Kinetics of Calcite Nucleation onto Sulfated Chitosan Derivatives and Implications for Water–Polysaccharide Interactions during Crystallization of Sparingly Soluble …

BM Knight, R Mondal, N Han, NF Pietra… - Crystal Growth & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Anionic macromolecules are found at sites of CaCO3 biomineralization in diverse
organisms, but their roles in crystallization are not well-understood. We prepared a series of …

Antiscaling efficacy of CaCO 3 and CaSO 4 on polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified reverse osmosis membranes in the presence of humic acid: interplay of membrane …

JR Ray, W Wong, YS Jun - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Mineral scaling persists in many water treatment processes. More specifically, it can
significantly reduce the efficacy of aromatic polyamide (PA) membranes during reverse …

Tailoring CaCO3 microstructure to improve trace phosphate removal from water

A Acevedo-Macias, JR Rangel-Mendez… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The phosphorus raw material is in crisis, and the demand for P-fertilizer production is
increasing, therefore different sources are sought. The trace concentration of phosphorus in …

Optimized synthesis characterization and protective activity of quercetin and quercetin–chitosan nanoformula against cardiotoxicity that was induced in male Wister …

AG Soliman, B Mahmoud, ZE Eldin… - Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
The study's goal was to look into the protective properties of quercetin (QU) in natural form
and QU nanoparticles-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (QU-CHSNPs) against cardiotoxicity …

Precipitation synthesis and magnetic properties of self-assembled magnetite-chitosan nanostructures

O Bezdorozhev, T Kolodiazhnyi, O Vasylkiv - Journal of Magnetism and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reports the synthesis and magnetic properties of unique magnetite-chitosan
nanostructures synthesized by the chemical precipitation of magnetite nanoparticles in the …