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Royal Society of Chemistry, CrystEngComm, 21(17), p. 3927-3935, 2015

DOI: 10.1039/c5ce00186b

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Structural evolution of aragonite superstructures obtained in the presence of the siderophore deferoxamine

Journal article published in 2015 by Marc-Georg Willinger ORCID, Julien Polleux, Markus Antonietti, Helmut Cölfen, Nicola Pinna ORCID, Nadine Nassif
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Abstract

The effect of amphoteric siderophore deferoxamine on the crystallization behavior of calcium carbonate was investigated under bioinspired conditions. Amphoteric siderophore deferoxamine possesses self-organization ability, surface activity and ion-chelating properties. It induces in the present case the formation of unusual, highly organized aragonite mesocrystals during the precipitation of calcium carbonate from liquid phase. A detailed investigation of the structure and growth of the particles provides an insight into the role of the deferoxamine and its function in the crystallization process.