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Infilling of porous materials with various polymorphs of calcium carbonate by an electromigration technique

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Recent interest in bio-inspired materials has led to the development of techniques that can be used to synthesize hierarchical structures with controlled morphology and mineralogy. One such technique investigated in this study consists of the use of electromigration and electrodeposition techniques to deposit mineral phases with controlled morphology and mineralogy by infilling a predefined porous templates. Here, the utility of precipitating various polymorphs of calcium carbonate in three-dimensional templates is demonstrated. Applied potentials and times were varied while scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to determine polymorph formed and its morphology. It was found that higher applied potentials and shorter operating times resulted in the formation of metastable polymorphs of calcium carbonate (e.g., vaterite) that infilled the porous media. Results provide insights for developing bio-inspired composite materials for various structural and medical applications, such as synthetic bone.

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The Authors would like to acknowledge the support for this work provided by the U.S. Army ERDC Center-Directed Research Program. The Authors would also like to thank the staff and facilities of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory’s Concrete and Materials Branch for supporting the experimental work. Permission to publish was granted by Director, Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

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    R. D. Moser, R. G. Hidalgo-Hernandez, P. G. Malone, M. Q. Chandler, P. G. Allison, C. A. Weiss Jr. & Kevin Torres-Cancel

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR, 00680, USA

    O. L. Rodriguez

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Moser, R.D., Rodriguez, O.L., Hidalgo-Hernandez, R.G. et al. Infilling of porous materials with various polymorphs of calcium carbonate by an electromigration technique. J Appl Electrochem 43, 73–83 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-012-0501-6

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