This model study addresses the change in pelagic calcium carbonate production (CaCO3, as calcite in the model) and dissolution in response to rising atmospheric CO2. The parameterization of CaCO3 production includes a dependency on the saturation state of seawater with respect to calcite. It was derived from laboratory and mesocosm studies on particulate organic and inorganic carbon production ...

The growth rate of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) crystals in the endolymphatic sac was modulated, and morphological changes in this organ were observed by light and electron microscopy. When calcium chloride (CaCl2) was given to the three frog for a short period (3 days to 2 weeks), CaCO3 crystal production was accelerated. Epithelial cells enlarged, their rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) and Golg...

Extended Abstract Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is one of the most abundant biominerals in nature and investigated at the laboratories, as well. CaCO3 has abundant industrial applications such as filler materials, bleaching agents, opacity reducer, paper filling, and biomedical applications such as drug delivery and orthopaedic– traumatology. For example, carbonate apatite acts as bioceramic implan...

Hydroxyapatite (HA) or calcium carbonate (CaCO3) formed on an organic polymer of agarose gel is a biomaterial that can be used for bone tissue regeneration. However, in critical bone defects, the regeneration capability of these materials is limited. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells that can differentiate into bone forming osteoblasts. In this study, we loaded MSCs on HA- or ...

[1] Changes in the distribution of the preservation and burial of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in deep ocean sediments and associated atmospheric pCO2 response to the shutdown of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC) are examined using an Earth system model. We find that shutdown of the Atlantic MOC forced by the freshwater inflow significantly decreases the CaCO3 content in North ...

Epoxy ternary systems were prepared from the diglycidylether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA), epoxidized castor oil (ECO), and nano-CaCO3 using a thermally latent initiator. The effects of ECO and the nano-CaCO3 contents on the thermal stability and mechanical interfacial properties of the prepared DGEBA/ECO/nano-CaCO3 ternary systems were examined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Izod impact tests,...

Increasing atmospheric CO2 is raising sea surface temperature (SST) and increasing seawater CO2 concentrations, resulting in a lower oceanic pH (ocean acidification; OA), which is expected to reduce the accretion of coral reef ecosystems. Although sediments comprise most of the calcium carbonate (CaCO3) within coral reefs, no in situ studies have looked at the combined effects of increased SST ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the abrasive effect of CaCO3 and SiO2-based fluoride-free experimental toothpastes on eroded human permanent dental enamel and evaluate the effectiveness of waiting periods between acid exposure and tooth brushing. Twelve volunteers wore palatal appliances containing human enamel blocks for two periods of five days each. The appliances were immers...

CaCO3 can crystallize as calcite, aragonite and vaterite. Calcite and aragonite are the most common biologically formed CaCO3 polymorphs, and vaterite is transformed into calcite via a solvent mediated process. Calcium carbonate makes an attractive model mineral for studies, since the morphology of CaCO3 has been the subject to control in biomineralization processes. And control of vaterite als...