title: Controlling nucleation in giant liposomes.
abstract: We introduce giant liposomes to investigate phase transformations in picoliter volumes. Precipitation of calcium carbonate in the confinement of DPPC liposomes leads to dramatic stabilization of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC). In contrast, amorphous strontium carbonate (ASC) is a transient species, and BaCO3 precipitation leads directly to the formation of crystalline witherite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. d-joester@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Chantel C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tester
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: Derk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joester
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry*; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008081:Liposomes; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine; D002119:Calcium Carbonate