Templated and self-limiting calcite formation directed by coccolith organic macromolecules

Chem. Commun., 2017, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C7CC03639F, Communication

Assaf Gal, Richard Wirth, Zahava Barkay, Noam Eliaz, Andre Scheffel, Damien Faivre
The formation of intricately shaped crystalline minerals by organisms is orchestrated by specialized biomacromolecules. The macromolecules associated with coccoliths, nanometer-sized calcite crystal arrays produced by marine microalgae, can form a...
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