Crystallization via Nonclassical Pathways, Volume 2 Aggregation, Biomineralization, Imaging & Application

Synthesis of advanced materials for new applications

Understanding nonclassical crystallization can aid the recognition of geochemical processes in nature and provide new insight into the design and synthesis of novel materials. This work expands on topics covered in the first volume (1358) and offers a deeper look into particle based crystallization, biomineralization, modeling, and the development of advanced functional materials. Experienced researchers and readers in fields such as energy, catalysis, biomedicine, optics, electrics, and magnetics will find this work useful.

Dr. Xin Zhang received his doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University in 2014. Currently, he is a staff scientist in the Physical Science Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His research focuses on materials synthesis, surface science, and crystal
growth-particularly on exploring the nucleation, crystallization, particle aggregation, dissolution, ion/molecular adsorption, and phase transformation of nanocrystals in various environments using advanced in situ and ex situ techniques. Dr. Zhang has authored over 100 publications in peer reviewed
journals including Science, PNAS, Nature Materials, Nature Communications, and JACS. He served as the editor for two ACS Symposium Series Books about crystallization via nonclassical pathways and he has also authored 15 patents and several book chapters.

Preface

Chapter 1: Crystallization via Nonclassical Pathways: Nanoscale Imaging of Mineral Surfaces, Christine V. Putnis, Lijun Wang, Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo, Cristina Ruiz-Agudo, and François Renard
Chapter 2: Particle-Based Crystallization, Jianbin Zhou, Sichuang Xue, Lili Liu, Xin Zhang, and Kevin M. Rosso
Chapter 3: Why Does Oriented Attachment Produce Low-Dimensional Structures?, Kristen A. Fichthorn
Chapter 4: Nonclassical Crystallization Pathways in Biomolecular Self-Assembly, Jiajun Chen and James J. De Yoreo
Chapter 5: Crystallization of Chiral Natural and Biomimetic Biominerals, Yi Xing and Wenge Jiang
Chapter 6: Nonclassical Crystallization of Variable Valency Metal in the Biomineralization Process, Faqin Dong, Meirong Zong, Xiaoqin Nie, Lei Zhou, Hailong Li, Luman Jiang, Yujing Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xiancai Lu, Jianjun Lu, and Bowen Li
Chapter 7: Isotopic Tracers of Nonclassical Crystallization, Laura Nielsen Lammers and Ayumi Koishi
Chapter 8: Insights into the Classical and Nonclassical Crystallization Pathways in Pharmaceutical Science, Shuhong Song, Lei Wang, Changlin Yao, Yaqian Qu, and Xutang Tao
Chapter 9: Applications of Nonclassical Crystallization for Functional Material Preparation, Zhengxi Guo, Zaiqiang Ma, and Zhaoming Liu

Editor's Biography
Author Index
Subject Index