This marks the first of a new series of special issues of Calcified Tissue International,
planned by the Editorial Board, which will present original articles on a particular topic or …

Focusing on the basic principles of mineral formation by organisms, this comprehensive
volume explores questions that relate to a wide variety of fields, from biology and …

Biomineralization is the process by which mineral crystals are deposited in an organized
fashion in the matrix (either cellular or extracellular) of living organisms. Over the past 25 …

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 …

Biomineralization is the process by which living organisms produce minerals. Although the
term is recent (∼ 1970), the study of internal and external skeleton mineralization is older …

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

This paper presents a general overview of calcification and involves aspects of the chemical,
physical, and biological nature of mineral crystals in invertebrate and vertebrate tissues, with …

A variety of in vitro study methods have been used to elucidate the roles of matrix molecules
in biomineralization processes. Among these, gel diffusion-precipitation studies have proved …

Biomineralization in vertebrates has both physiological and pathological aspects.
Physiological mineralization is essential for proper development and function of hard …

Numerous techniques are currently used to characterize biological mineralization in intact
tissues and cell cultures; the von Kossa staining method, electron microscopic analysis …