Self-organized calcium carbonate with regular surface-relief structures.

Cure Characteristics and Physico-mechanical Properties of the Stearic Acid Surface of Modified Calcium Carbonate Reinforcement NR/SBR Compounds

Calcium carbonate is a cheap and readily available filler used in rubber industry. This material is not compatible with rubber matrix, so many researchers have tried to modify its surface with various materials in order to increase its hydrophobicity and improve compatibility with the rubber matrix. In this effort, surface modification of calcium carbonate was carried out by 1.5%, 3% and 4% ste...

Biomimetic mineral self-organization from silica-rich spring waters

Purely inorganic reactions of silica, metal carbonates, and metal hydroxides can produce self-organized complex structures that mimic the texture of biominerals, the morphology of primitive organisms, and that catalyze prebiotic reactions. To date, these fascinating structures have only been synthesized using model solutions. We report that mineral self-assembly can be also obtained from natura...

Oriented Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate under Self-Organized Monolayers of Amide-Containing Phospholipids

Dentin hypersensitivity: the effects of an arginine-calcium carbonate and fluoride desensitizing dentifrice.

Purpose: To provide a brief overview of the diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology and clinical management of dentin hypersensitivity, to discuss technical approaches to relieve sensitivity, with special emphasis on dentin tubule occlusion and the clinical evidence for efficacy of desensitizing toothpastes based upon this approach, and to summarize the science behind a new dentifrice technology, bas...

Comparison of Phosphate Lowering Properties of Calcium Acetate and Calcium Carbonate in Hemodialysis Patients

Hyperphosphatemia has an important role in the development of secondary hyperparathyroidism and bone disease in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The most effective method of phosphate elimination lies with phosphate binders, the agent that more commonly used, calcium carbonate, is not an ideal binding agent. In this regard, calcium acetate has been reported to have more or at least...