01280nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245009700055210006900152260008700221300001400308490000700322520047000329653001800799653002100817653002600838653002400864100001500888700001700903700001500920856012700935 2005 eng d a0011-389100aCalcite growth in Cissus quadrangularis plant extract, a traditional Indian bone-healing aid0 aCalcite growth in Cissus quadrangularis plant extract a traditio aC V RAMAN AVENUE, PO BOX 8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIAbCURRENT SCIENCE ASSNcNOV a1742-17450 v893 a
Cissus quadrangularis, a plant that has been customarily used in the Indian subcontinent to hasten the process of healing in bone fractures, has been studied and exploited to synthesize calcite crystals. The plant extract serves as a rich source of calcium ions, which when reacted with CO2, leads to the formation of calcite crystals of highly irregular morphology indicating that bioorganic molecules present in the extract modulate the crystal morphology.
10abone fracture10acalcite crystals10aCissus quadrangularis10atraditional healing1 aSanyal, A.1 aAhmad, Absar1 aSastry, M. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/calcite-growth-cissus-quadrangularis-plant-extract-traditional-indian-bone-healing-aid-0