Polymer‐Mediated Mineralization and Self‐Similar Mesoscale‐Organized Calcium Carbonate with Unusual Superstructures

The growth of calcium carbonate (calcite) mesocrystals with self similar unique hierarchical superstructures is successfully realized by polymer-controlled crystallization. A mechanism involving the self-organization of smaller inorganic building blocks during the crystallization of calcium carbonate is proposed. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2008/adma200701723_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.