Design of a doubly-hydrophilic block copolypeptide that directs the formation of calcium carbonate microspheres.
Design of a doubly-hydrophilic block copolypeptide that directs the formation of calcium carbonate microspheres. Chemical Communications (Cambridge, United Kingdom) 2004, (15), 1736-1737.
Abstract
The crystn. of calcium carbonate into microspheres has been accomplished using the rationally-designed, doubly-hydrophilic block copolypeptide poly{Nε-2[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]acetyl-L-lysine}100-b-poly(L-aspartate sodium salt)30 as a structure-directing agent. [on SciFinder(R)]