Technical note: an economical apparatus for the observation and harvest of mineral precipitation experiments with light microscopy

Crosby, Chris H.; Bailey, Jake V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2151-2017

Articles | Volume 14, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2151-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2151-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 8

Technical note

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27 Apr 2017

Technical note |

| 27 Apr 2017

Technical note: an economical apparatus for the observation and harvest of mineral precipitation experiments with light microscopy

Chris H. Crosby and Jake V. Bailey

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RC1: 'An economical apparatus for the observation and harvesting of mineral precipitation experiments with light microscopy', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Jan 2017
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer #01', Chris H. Crosby, 20 Feb 2017
RC2: 'Reviewer comments for "An economical apparatus for the observation and harvesting of mineral precipitation experiments with light microscopy"', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Jan 2017
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer #02', Chris H. Crosby, 20 Feb 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (06 Mar 2017) by Denise Akob

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Mar 2017) by Denise Akob

AR by Chris H. Crosby on behalf of the Authors (27 Mar 2017) Author's response Manuscript

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In the course of experiments exploring the formation of calcium phosphate minerals in a polymeric matrix, we developed a small-scale, reusable, and low-cost setup that allows microscopic observation over time for use in mineral precipitation experiments that use organic polymers as a matrix. The setup uniquely accommodates changes in solution chemistry during the course of an experiment and facilitates easy harvesting of the precipitates for subsequent analysis.