The onset of anisotropy during calcium carbonate and phosphate mineralization (A02)

• Subject Area: Physical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry
• Term: from 2016 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 268730352

Calcium carbonate and phosphate behave very distinctly during the early stages of precipitation, es-pecially regarding the earliest development of morphological anisotropy. In this project, time-resolved in situ analyses of precipitation are designed to elucidate the underlying key factors. The goal is to enable a better understanding of the control of polymorphism and morphology of crystals, so as to pave the way to the rational generation of colloidal building blocks.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1214: Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures
• Applicant Institution: Universität Konstanz
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Denis Gebauer; Professorin Dr. Karin Hauser