Growth and Characterization of Agar Gel Grown Brushite Crystals

Table 1

Optimum conditions for the growth of brushite crystals.

Condition	Single diffusion	Double diffusion
% of gel	0.5	1.0
Con. of calcium chloride	1 M	1 M
Con. of KDP	1 M	1 M
Gel setting period	24 hrs	24 hrs
Gel aging	48 hrs	48 hrs
Period of growth	60 days	80 days
Temperature	Room temp.	Room temp.
Quality	Transparent	Opaque
Shape	star, needle, platy, rectangular, and prismatic shaped	Dendritic shaped