Issue 12, 2007
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CrystEngComm

New insights into mechanisms of biomolecular control on growth of inorganic crystals

James J. De Yoreo,*a   Andrzej Wierzbickib  and  Patricia M. Dove*c  

* Corresponding authors

a Chemistry, Materials, Earth and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551
E-mail: deyoreo1@llnl.gov
Fax: 925-424-4820

b Department of Chemistry, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688

c Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
E-mail: dove@vt.edu
Fax: 540-231-3386

Abstract

The interactions of biomolecules with atomic features on crystal surfaces lead to dramatic changes in morphology and growth rate. Molecular scale studies based on atomic force microscopy and computational modeling have provided new insights into the mechanisms that lead to these changes. We examine the key factors that are emerging from those studies and link the mechanisms of modification to the underlying structural and chemical relationships between modifier and crystal surface.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B713006F
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Submitted
23 Aug 2007
Accepted
19 Oct 2007
First published
07 Nov 2007

CrystEngComm, 2007,9, 1144-1152

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New insights into mechanisms of biomolecular control on growth of inorganic crystals

J. J. De Yoreo, A. Wierzbicki and P. M. Dove, CrystEngComm, 2007, 9, 1144 DOI: 10.1039/B713006F

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