title: The Crystal Hotel: A Microfluidic Approach to Biomimetic Crystallization.
abstract: A "crystal hotel" microfluidic device that allows crystal growth in confined volumes to be studied in situ is used to produce large calcite single crystals with predefined crystallographic orientation, microstructure, and shape by control of the detailed physical environment, flow, and surface chemistry. This general approach can be extended to form technologically important, nanopatterned single crystals.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Xiuqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Yun-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ihli
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Yi-Yeoun
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Shunbo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Earth and Environment and Leeds Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walshaw
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microwaves & Photonics, School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Fiona C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Meldrum
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C013830:baysilon; D000641:Ammonia; D002119:Calcium Carbonate; D008274:Magnesium
keywords: bioinspired; biomineralization; calcium carbonate; microfluidics; microstructures; patterning