CaCO3/chitin-whisker hybrids: Formation of CaCO3 crystals in chitin-based liquid-crystalline suspension

Polymer Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 583-586

  Yamamoto, Yuya ^a   Nishimura, Tatsuya ^a   Saito, Tsuguyuki ^a   Kato, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

biomineralization; CaCO3; chitin; hybrid; liquid crystal

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; AMMONIUM CARBONATE; CACO3; GEL MATRIX; INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE SUSPENSIONS; LYOTROPICS; MATRIX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; GELS; HYBRID MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OCEAN HABITATS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CHITIN;

EID: 77954335263     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.32     Document Type: Article

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