%0 Journal Article
%T The Role of Mg2 and BSA Langmuir Monolayers in Controlling Polymorph and Morphology of CaCO3 Crystal
%A Zhonghui Xue
%A Ning Xue
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 6
%N 6
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2019
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1105389
%X
Mg2 and bovine
serum albumin (BSA) Langmuir monolayers were used as effective crystal
nucleation, growth modifiers and template to control the crystallization of
CaCO3. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction
(XRD) were used to characterize the polymorph and morphology of crystals
obtained at different experimental conditions, respectively. The results
indicated that various morphologies such as abacus-bead-like particles,
spherical-shaped particles, wood block-like
particles, pignut-shell-like particles and
the rolling pole shaped particles have been formed at the interface of air-solution. The
polymorph of calcium carbonate obtained undergo an evolvement from calcite to vaterite
and aragonite with increasing of the molar ratio of Mg2 to Ca2 ,
which indicated that the ability of Mg2 to induce the formation of
aragonite was enhanced as the molar ratio of Mg2 to Ca2 increased. When the molar ratio reached 3, the samples obtained were all
aragonite phase of calcium carbonate, which suggests that the presence of Mg2 of subphase solutions was helpful for the formation of aragonite phase in the
systems of Mg2 -BSA Langmuir monolayers. The possible formation
mechanisms of CaCO3 in different systems were discussed in the paper.
%K Calcium Carbonate
%K Langmuir Monolayers
%K Mg2
%K Bovine Serum Albumin
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5352315