The control of crystal formation has been developed to a remarkable degree by many
organisms. Oriented nucleation, control over crystal morphology, formation of unique …

Molecular recognition in biomineralization Page 1 NATURE V()L. 332 1 () MARCH 1988
REVIEW ARTICLE -- ---,- - - ------- | 19 Molecular recognition in biomineralization Stephen Mann …

The systematic fabrication of advanced materials will require the construction of
architectures over scales ranging from the molecular to the macroscopic. The basic …

Recent advances in bio-inspired strategies for the controlled growth of inorganic crystals
using synthetic templates will be overviewed. There are a huge number of additives with …

The systematic fabrication of organized materials will require the 'synthesis-with-
construction'of architectures over scales ranging from the molecular to the macroscopic. This …

Early in 1993, 1 I wrote a Dalton Perspective entitled Biomineralization: the Hard Part of
Bioinorganic Chemistry! which highlighted current developments in the study of …

The unique and frequently beautiful morphologies that characterize many biominerals have
long been a source of fascination. While research began by looking first at individual …

Crystallization is an important process in a wide range of scientific disciplines including
chemistry, physics, biology, geology, and materials science. Recent investigations of …

Diatoms, shells, bones and teeth are exquisite examples of well-defined structures,
arranged from nanometre to macroscopic length scale, produced by natural …

Biomimetic mineralization is a powerful approach for the synthesis of advanced materials
with complex shape, hierarchical organization and controlled size, shape and polymorph …