Self-assembled nanocrystals of barium carbonate in biomineral-like structures

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-351

  Bittarello, Erica ^a   Aquilano, Dino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardioid sheet; Helical filament; Inorganic self assembly; Silica biomorphs; Witherite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; SILICA;

BIOMORPHS; CARDIOID SHEET; HELICAL FILAMENT; INORGANIC SELF-ASSEMBLY; WITHERITE;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 46749134484     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2007/0019-1730     Document Type: Article

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