It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Saint Etienne to join us at the 17th International
Symposium on Biomineralization (BIOMIN XVII). Since 1970, year of the first symposium on …

Now over 50% new contents. Incorporating the surprisingly rapid advances in this field since
the publication of the successful first edition, this intensively updated and expanded new …

Biomineralization has long been of interest to researchers from various disciplines due to
the complex hierarchical structures, superior material performance, and advanced biological …

The present book deals with biomineralization, ie, the process by which living organisms-
from bacteria to whale-synthesize minerals. It represents the final publication of the COST …

Biomineralization is a natural process by which living organisms form minerals in
association with organic biostructures to form hybrid biological materials such as bone …

Biomineralization refers to the processes by which organisms form minerals. The control
exerted by many organisms over mineral formation distinguishes these processes from …

Our knowledge of the elementary processes of biomineralization is continuously increasing.
This is partly due to the improved dialog between researchers from the biological field (like …

The field of biomineralization is all about crystal formation and how biology designs and
controls this process. During the last decade interest in this field has been explosive. New …

The subject of biomineralogy is the in vivo formation of minerals by living organisms.
Biominerals are thus all mineral components that are formed by the activity of various life …

The study of chemistry at the interface with other disciplines, such as biology, physics,
materials science, environmental science or engineering, continues to be a source of much …