Research Article
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 |
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