RUI: Formation of Complex Precipitation Structures

在这个由化学学部化学结构、动力学和机制项目、EPSCoR办公室和国际科学与工程办公室资助的项目中，阿拉斯加大学安克雷奇分校的Jerzy Maselko教授和Jim Pantaleone教授将研究复杂化学沉淀结构的自构建。这些结构出现在相对简单的化学体系中，如Cu[II] -草酸盐；然而，初步的实验已经揭示了毫米到厘米尺度上非常不寻常的结构，这是一些已知的最复杂的无机化学结构。控制结构形成轨迹的化学和物理过程网络将被探索和定量描述。这个项目将加深我们对复杂结构如何在生物系统中形成的理解，也可能导致在纳米及以上尺度上“生长”复杂结构的技术。此外，阿拉斯加的本科生将从波兰大学的研究停留中获得文化和学术上的好处。

In this project, funded by the Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms Program of the Chemistry Division, the EPSCoR Office, and the Office of International Science and Engineering, Professors Jerzy Maselko and Jim Pantaleone of the University of Alaska at Anchorage will study the self-construction of complex chemical precipitation structures. These structures occur in relatively simple chemical systems such as Cu[II] - oxalate; however, preliminary experiments have revealed very unusual structures on the scale of millimeters to centimeters that are some of the most complex inorganic chemical structures known. The network of chemical and physical processes that controls the trajectory of structure formation will be explored and quantitatively described. This project will deepen our understanding of how complex structures form in biological systems and may also lead to technology for "growing" complex structures on scales of nanometers and above. In addition, Alaskan undergraduate students will reap cultural and academic benefits from research stays at a Polish university.