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A General Aggregation Mechanism for Calcium Oxalate

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It has been possible for many years to describe in a semi-quantitative way the mechanisms active in the aggregation of colloidal particles in ionic solutions. These mechanisms are summarised by the theory of Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey and Overbeek (DLVO theory), as presented, for example by Hiemenz1.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Cambridge, UK

    M. J. Hounslow, G. J. McLaughlin & J. E. Olley

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    A. S. Bramley

  3. Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

    R. L. Ryall

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  1. Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, Australia

    Rosemary Ryall  & Villis R. Marshall  & 

  2. Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia

    Renze Bais  & Allan M. Rofe  & 

  3. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Lynwood H. Smith

  4. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Valerie R. Walker

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Hounslow, M.J., McLaughlin, G.J., Olley, J.E., Bramley, A.S., Ryall, R.L. (1994). A General Aggregation Mechanism for Calcium Oxalate. In: Ryall, R., Bais, R., Marshall, V.R., Rofe, A.M., Smith, L.H., Walker, V.R. (eds) Urolithiasis 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2556-1_57

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