@article{Rao2016-03-02pHDep-33705,
  year={2016},
  doi={10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01488},
  title={pH-Dependent Schemes of Calcium Carbonate Formation in the Presence of Alginates},
  number={3},
  volume={16},
  issn={1528-7483},
  journal={Crystal Growth & Design},
  pages={1349--1359},
  author={Rao, Ashit and Vásquez-Quitral, Patricio and Fernández, María S. and Berg, John K. and Sánchez, Marianela and Drechsler, Markus and Neira-Carrillo, Andrónico and Arias, José L. and Gebauer, Denis and Cölfen, Helmut}
}

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