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Room temperature vortex fluidic synthesis of monodispersed amorphous proto-vaterite
Wenhong Peng1, Xianjue Chen, Shenmin Zhu
1State Key laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 DongChuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China. smzhu@sjtu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Monodispersed particles of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) 90 to 200 nm in diameter are accessible at room temperature in ethylene glycol and water using a vortex fluidic device (VFD). The ACC material is stable for at least two weeks under ambient conditions.
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