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Controlled Crystallization and Transformation of Carbonate Minerals with Dumbbell-like Morphologies on Bacterial Cell Templates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2020

Chonghong Zhang ,
Fuchun Li ,
Jun Sun  and
Jiejie Lv
Chonghong Zhang
Affiliation:
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing210095, China
Fuchun Li*
Affiliation:
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing210095, China
Jun Sun
Affiliation:
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing210095, China
Jiejie Lv
Affiliation:
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing210095, China
*
*Author for correspondence: Fuchun Li, E-mail: fchli@njau.edu.cn
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Abstract

Research on the biogenic-specific polymorphism and morphology of carbonate has been gaining momentum in the fields of biomineralization and industrial engineering in recent years. We report the nucleation of carbonate particles on bacterial cell templates to produce a novel dumbbell-like morphology which was assembled by needle-like crystals of magnesium calcite or aragonite radiating out from both ends of the template bacterium. Mature dumbbell-like structures had a tendency to break apart in the central template region, which was made up mostly of weak amorphous carbonate. Further crystal growth, especially at the template region, transformed the broken pieces into spherulites. Rod-like cell templates were essential for the formation of dumbbell-like morphologies, and we propose a possible formation mechanism of the dumbbell-like morphology. Our findings provide new perspectives on the morphological formation mechanism in biomineralization systems and may have a potential significance in assembling composite materials suitable for industrial applications.

Keywords

bacteriacarbonatecrystal growthdumbbell-like morphologynucleation template
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Biological Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2020 , pp. 275 - 286
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2020

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