Biomimetic mineralization: An emerging organism engineering strategy for biomedical applications

Z Nie, Y Zhang, R Tang, X Wang - Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomineralization refers to a native biosynthesis process whereby the organisms fabricate
hierarchical organic-inorganic composites for life maintenance, growth, and biological …

Morphosynthesis of Octacalcium Phosphate Hollow Microspheres by Polyelectrolyte‐Mediated Crystallization

A Bigi, E Boanini, D Walsh… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Materials chemists regard the complex processes involved in the formation of
biomineralized tissues with increasing interest.[1±5] Indeed, the organic/inorganic …

Materials design using genetically engineered proteins

L Shen, N Bao, Z Zhou, PE Prevelige… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
A variety of inorganic materials with amazingly complex structures and morphologies are
produced by natural organisms. The fundamental mechanism underlying the natural …

Fabrication of bionanocomposites comprising flat nanocrystals of calcium in collagen fibers exhibiting hardness comparable to metal

IS Bayer, A Ghosh, M Labriola, AS Biris, E Dervishi… - RSC …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In nature's biomineralization process, living organisms naturally incorporate insoluble
mineral compounds into their nano and molecular scale biological structures which results …

Silk fibroin directs the formation of monetite nanocrystals and their assembly into hierarchical composites

Y Huang, H Xie, W Fang, Z Zou, Z Fu - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural biominerals are usually composite materials produced through mineralization of
inorganic crystals within an organic matrix. Silk fibroin is known to be capable of directing …

Biomineralization: Self‐Assembly Processes

SH Yu, S Chen - Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This article focuses on biomineralization processing involving nanoparticle self‐assembly.
Biomineralization is a process of depositing inorganic or inorganic–organic hybrid materials …

On biomineralization: enzymes switch on mesocrystal assembly

A Rao, T Roncal-Herrero, E Schmid… - ACS central …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cellular machineries guide the bottom-up pathways toward crystal superstructures based on
the transport of inorganic precursors and their precise integration with organic frameworks …

From colloidal nanoparticles to a single crystal: New insights into the formation of nacre's aragonite tablets

G Zhang, J Xu - Journal of structural biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Nacre has long served as a model for understanding the biomineralization mechanism and
designing bio-inspired materials. However, its basic building blocks, the aragonite tablets …

Purification of Intramineral Peptides from Cuttlebones and In Vitro Activity in CaCO3 Biomineralization

G Mahadevan, RK Brahma, RM Kini, S Valiyaveettil - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Living organisms develop functional hard structures such as teeth, bones, and shells from
calcium salts through mineralization for managing vital functions to sustain life. However, the …

Crystallization of calcium carbonate mineral with hierarchical structures regulated by silk fibroin in microbial mineralization system

T Chen, P Shi, Y Li, J Zhang, T Duan, Y Yu… - Journal of Crystal …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we provide a novel idea to introduce silk fibroin (SF) into the microbial
mineralization system and study the mechanism of mineralization of calcium carbonate by …