▁am orph ous ▁calci um ▁carbon ate ▁particles ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁calci um ▁carbon ate ▁particles ), ▁they ▁have ▁huge ▁applications ▁in ▁drug ▁delivery ▁systems . ▁High ly ▁por ous ▁A CC ▁showed ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁poor ly ▁sol ub le ▁drug ▁mole cules ▁in ▁its ▁extensive ▁p ore ▁system ▁and ▁could ▁also ▁enh ance ▁the ▁drug ▁release ▁rates ▁of ▁these ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁Pale oc lim ate ▁reconst ruction : ▁A ▁better ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁transformation ▁process ▁from ▁am orph ous ▁to ▁cry st all ine ▁calci um ▁carbon ate ▁will ▁improve ▁reconst ru ctions ▁of ▁past ▁clim ates ▁that ▁use ▁chemical ▁and ▁bi ological ▁pro x ies . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁cal ibr ations ▁of ▁the ▁cl ump ed ▁ 1 3 C - 1 8 O ▁carbon ate ▁pale oth erm ometer ▁and ▁understanding ▁the ▁orig ins ▁and ▁evolution ▁of ▁ske let al ▁structures . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁rem ed iation : ▁Im pro ving ▁environmental ▁rem ed iation ▁efforts ▁through ▁gain ing ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁earth ▁materials ▁in ▁bi oge och em ical ▁cy cling ▁of ▁nut ri ents ▁and ▁met als ▁through ▁better ▁understand ings ▁of ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁environmental ▁min eral ▁phases ▁involved ▁in ▁element al ▁u pt ake ▁and ▁release . ▁ ▁Material ▁science : ▁Im pro ving ▁nan om aterial s ▁design ▁and ▁synth esis ▁such ▁as ▁impro ving ▁phot ov olta ic , ▁phot oc atal yt ic , ▁and ▁therm oe lect ric ▁materials ▁for