Multilayer film coated CaCO3 microspheres were employed as pH responsive ATP carriers to drive kinesin movement. The production of oxygen scavengers in a kinesin-microtubule system induces the decomposition of ATP-loaded CaCO3 microspheres and then leads to the release of ATP.

[1] We report on the discovery of the mineral ikaite (CaCO3 6H2O) in sea-ice from the Southern Ocean. The precipitation of CaCO3 during the freezing of seawater has previously been predicted from thermodynamic modelling, indirect measurements, and has been documented in artificial sea ice during laboratory experiments but has not been reported for natural sea-ice. It is assumed that CaCO3 forma...

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) biomineralization has been investigated due to its wide range of scientific and technological implications, however, the molecular mechanisms of this important geomicrobiological process are largely unknown. Here, a urease-positive marine actinobacterium Brevibacterium linens BS258 was demonstrated to effectively form CaCO3 precipitates. Surprisingly, this bacterium co...

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an abundant mineral that has several uses in paper [1], Portland cement [2] and steel making [3], as agricultural input for soil modification [4], and food additive in soy milk and dairy products. Due to its high biocompatibility, CaCO3 is also employed in many pharmaceutical (anti-acid, dietary supplement for child and postmenopausal women), biological (scaffolds f...

The effect of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) on the initiation of gastroduodenal carcinogenesis induced by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) was examined under the conditions with and without sodium chloride. Male Wistar rats were given drinking water containing MNNG (100 mg/liter) and one of the following diets during the first 20 weeks ad libitum. Group 1 was given basal diet; group 2, d...

This study demonstrates the use of Class F fly ash in combination with lime or lime kiln dust in the full depth reclamation (FDR) of asphalt pavements. FDR, in the context of this paper, is a process of pulverizing a predetermined amount of flexible pavement that is structurally deficient, blending it with chemical additives and water, and compacting it in place to construct a new stabilized ba...

Spent lime is a by-product of the sugar beet sugar purification process. It is generated by heating mined calcium carbon limestone to form calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. These two products are injected into the thick juice (from the sugar beet processing) and reforms calcium carbonate. When the calcium carbonate reforms it captures or adsorbs many of the impurities in the juice and precipita...

Acidic soils need to be improved of pH in order maintian sustainable agricultural production. In ameliorate the pH, lime, available Ca and some other properties acidic soils, materials that increase soil value are needed. One these organic substances is gyttja. Gyttja contains 30-40% CaCO3 40-50% matter, which generated as waste Af?in Elbistan thermal power plant its reserve estimated 4.8 billi...

The Alhambra Monumental Ensemble (Granada, Spain) is a unique well-preserved palatine city from the medieval Islamic period, and it constitutes best example of Nasrid architecture. In this work, we focus on study one its most unknown decorations: Wall paintings with appearance red bricks. These faux-brick decorations are found in many different locations within complex, including both exterior ...

In the paper some results on the effects of chemo-physical evolution of clay-lime-water suspensions on the microstructure of a lime treated kaolin have been presented. A multi-scale investigation on the sedimentation behaviour of clay suspensions under different pore water chemistry has been developed highlighting the chemophysical mechanisms controlling particle arrangement and the soil fabric...