ORGANIC NUCLEATORS. “The control by organisms on mineral expression is to a large extent attributed to the influence of organic molecules on nucleation and growth. Organic matrix frameworks can provide binding sites for the components of a mineral, selectively nucleating specific crystallographic faces, and organic carrier molecules can ensure supersaturation of a phase within mineralizing compartments. On a larger scale, shape regulation of such compartments can direct the morphology of biominerals forming within them.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022