A novel, one-pot technique of synthesizing calcium phosphate whiskers was developed. Commercially available b-tricalcium phosphate (b-Ca3(PO4)2) powders were aged in unstirred 30% H2O2 solutions at 901C for 48 h in ordinary glass media bottles. Resultant samples consisted of whiskers (200 nm wide and 5 lmlong) of a biphasic mixture of octacalcium phosphate (OCP: Ca8H2(PO4)6 . 5H2O) and carbonat...

knowledge of the phosphorus (p) forms is essential for understanding the behavior of phosphorus. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of wheat cultivation on different inorganic p forms of soil. a greenhouse factorial experiment in a completely randomized design was carried out with three replications in 20 soil types and plantation at two levels (with and without plantation). th...

Recently, calcification was observed on implanted intraocular lens (IOL) surfaces when viscoelastic substances were applied during surgery. To elucidate the mechanisms of mineral formation, the crystallization of calcium phosphates on IOL surfaces was studied in vitro with nanomolar sensitivity using a constant composition method. Three different commercial viscoelastic materials (Viscoat, OcuC...

Soil microorganisms directly participate in phosphorus (P) cycle, which turn affects crop yield and quality. However, how biological chemical parameters respond to mineral P fertilizer application rates rhizosphere soil remains unclear. Here, a pot experiment was conducted investigate the effects of different (0, 60, 120, 300 kg P2O5 ha−1) on properties bacterial community maize Mollisol. With ...

We introduce a new class Op2 as a subclass of the symmetric alternation class Sp2. An O p 2 proof system has the flavor of an S p 2 proof system, but it is more restrictive in nature. In an Sp2 proof system, we have two competing provers and a verifier such that for any input, the honest prover has an irrefutable certificate. In an Op2 proof system, we require that the irrefutable certificates ...