| Literature DB >> 16387322 |
Barbara Salvadori1, Giancarlo Capitani, Marcello Mellini, Luigi Dei.
Abstract
Calcium sulphate dihydrate nanocrystals of 25-100 nm width have been synthesized in 100% purity and yield by means of a method--the cryo-vacuum process--consisting of rapid freezing of quasi-saturated solutions and subsequent vacuum assisted sublimation of water. Transmission electron microscopy reveals both curled nano-lamellae and smaller, irregular particles; electron diffraction patterns demonstrated that the particles are crystalline. This is a very powerful method for the 'clean' synthesis of moderately and completely water-soluble inorganic materials.Entities:
Year: 2006 PMID: 16387322 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.12.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Colloid Interface Sci ISSN: 0021-9797 Impact factor: 8.128