The
key to the successful synthesis of an inorganic–organic composite is an
understanding of the parameters that control the nucleation and growth
of inorganic crystals under the organic substrate in aqueous solution
[12–15]. In recent years, considerable attention and effort have been devoted
to investigate the calcium carbonate particles [16–20]. A promising
approach is to use organic additives with complex functionalization
patterns to control the nucleation, growth and alignment of inorganic
materials through electrostatic matching and structured and stereochemical
complementarity at inorganic/organic interface [21,22].
Synthesis of CaCO3 is followed by two basic synthetic routes: