Crystal phase and morphology of biominerals may be precisely regulated by controlled
nucleation and selective crystal growth through biomineralization on organic templates such …

Biomineralization is the process by which biominerals, minerals composed of bioinorganic
matter possessing a controlled structure and orientation and a biomacromolecular assembly …

Introduction: Peptide-mediated biomineralization is a promising bioinspired technique of
nanostructure formation. The biomineralization peptide is responsible for the regulation of …

The functional design of hard tissues by structural control during biomineralization has
attracted attention as a novel method for the development of next-generation functional …

Calcium carbonate biomineralization utilizing a multifunctional β-sheet peptide template -
Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C3CC44947E Royal Society of …

Morphology control of calcium phosphate by mineralization on the β-sheet peptide template
- Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C0CC02012E Royal Society of …

Calcium carbonate is an abundant biomineral with fascinating shapes and properties. Much
effort is spent to study how creatures can control mineral formation. We present a …

The functions of acidic-rich domains in non-collagenous protein during biomineralization are
thought to induce nucleation and control the growth of hydroxyapatite. The tripeptide Asp …

In biominerals, proteins are key elements in the controlled nucleation and growth of the
mineral phase. We report here on the coupled evolution of the organic and inorganic …

Flowerlike superstructures of calcium carbonate were synthesized at air–water interface in
the presence of pepsin Langmuir monolayers as the biomimetic template. The phase …