@article { ISI:000233736400023,
	title = {Calcite growth in Cissus quadrangularis plant extract, a traditional Indian bone-healing aid},
	journal = {Current Science},
	volume = {89},
	number = {10},
	year = {2005},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {1742-1745},
	publisher = {CURRENT SCIENCE ASSN},
	type = {Article},
	address = {C V RAMAN AVENUE, PO BOX 8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA},
	abstract = {<p>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.</p>},
	keywords = {bone fracture, calcite crystals, Cissus quadrangularis, traditional healing},
	issn = {0011-3891},
	author = {Sanyal, A. and Ahmad, Absar and Sastry, M.}
}
