In the presence of octadecylamine, poly(propylene imine) dendrimers modified with long alkyl chains self-assemble to form well-defined aggregates that stabilise for periods exceeding 14 days the normally unstable amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) which persists in competition with the thermodynamic product, calcite.
History
Publication title
Chemical Communications
Issue
19
Pagination
1937-1938
ISSN
1359-7345
Publisher
Royal Soc Chemistry
Place of publication
Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Rd, Cambridge, England, Cambs, Cb4 0Wf