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Calcium Carbonate Formation in the Presence of Biopolymeric Additives
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Calcium Carbonate Formation in the Presence of Biopolymeric Additives

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Composite phospholipid-calcium carbonate microparticles: influence of anionic phospholipids on the crystallization of

Krishna Gopal, Zonghuan Lu, Melgardt M de Villiers

    The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
    |February 14, 2006
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