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The effect of acetaminophen on the crystal growth of calcium carbonate

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The effect of acetaminophen, a well known analgesic and fever-reducing medicine, on the calcium carbonate crystal growth was investigated under plethostatic conditions. The calcification rates measured was reduced by 9.1–63.2% in the presence of acetaminophen. Kinetic analysis according to a Langmuir-type adsorption isotherm lead to the calculation of an affinity constant K aff = 8.33 × 102 dm3 mol−1. The apparent order found from kinetic data was two suggesting a surface diffusion controlled spiral growth mechanism.

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Malkaj, P., Dalas, E. The effect of acetaminophen on the crystal growth of calcium carbonate. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 18, 871–875 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-006-0065-2

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