Kellermeier, MatthiasGlaab, FabianCarnerup, AnnaDrechsler, MGossler, BenjaminHyde, StephenKunz, Werner2015-12-100022-0248http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53551Crystallisation of barium carbonate from alkaline silica solutions results in the formation of extraordinary micron-scale architectures exhibiting non-crystallographic curved shapes, such as helical filaments and worm-like braids. These so-called "silicaKeywords: A1. Biomimetic materials; A2. Growth from solutions; B1. Barium carbonate; B1. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB); B1. Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (pDADMAC); B1. Silica biomorphs; Additives; Agglomeration; Ammonium compounds; Barium; Biomime A1. Biomimetic materials; A2. Growth from solutions; B1. Barium carbonate; B1. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB); B1. Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (pDADMAC); B1. Silica biomorphs200910.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.02.0442016-02-24