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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 28, Number 3
BKCSDE 28(3)
March 20, 2007

Title	Fabrication and Micropatterning of a Hybrid Composite of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate and Poly(ethylenimine)
Author	Hyun Sook Lee, Tai Hwan Ha, Hyun Min Kim, Kwan Kim*
Keywords	Amorphous calcium carbonate, Biomimetic crystal, Poly(ethylenimine), Biological hybrid composite, Micropatterning
Abstract	Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) can readily be prepared using ethanol as the reaction medium and ammonium carbonate as the source of carbon dioxide. Other additives, or any elaborate pH control are not needed to form the initial calcium carbonate precipitate. Ammonia generated from ammonium carbonate maintains the reaction medium in a neutral or weakly basic condition, retarding the crystallization of ACC, while ethanol itself inhibits the dissolution of ACC. The ACC prepared in this way provides a rare opportunity to fabricate molded biomimetic crystals in vitro, but the ACC is too fragile to be fabricated into proper shapes. The malleability of ACC is, however, greatly enhanced by incorporating poly(ethylenimine) (PEI). The ACC/PEI composite can then be fabricated, using a proper mold or template, into mechanically durable biomimetic crystals of definite shape. The ACC in the ACC/PEI composite can further be transformed into vaterite by heating under N₂ atmosphere, while the native ACC simply converts into calcite.
Page	457 - 462
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