Biomineralization is a biologically controlled process by which available inorganic ions are
extracted from the medium toward the production of solid structures that offer an adaptive …

This chapter describes biominerals and the marine organisms that produce them. The
proteins involved in biomineralization, as well as functions of the biomineralized structures …

The concept of 'biomineralization'signifies mineralization processes that take place in close
association with organic molecules or matrices. The awareness that mineral formation can …

Deep sea minerals in polymetallic nodules, crusts and hydrothermal vents are not only
formed by mineralization but also by biologically driven processes involving microorganisms …

Polymetallic nodules and crusts, hydrothermal vents from the Deep Sea are economically
interesting, since they contain alloying components, eg, manganese or cobalt, that are used …

Biomineralization processes occur ubiquitously through a heterogeneous nucleation
process. This despite the fact that nucleation follows a classical or no classical, two-step …

Biological materials–hard, soft, and hybrids of both phases–first appeared in marine
environments in ancient oceans. Some of them can be found only in the forms of fossils …

The biological formation of inorganic materials—a process called biomineralization—is a
widespread phenomenon that occurs throughout the evolutionary tree of life [1]. Biomineral …

Biomineralization, demineralization, and remineralization phenomena are three
fundamental parts of the mineral–organic matrix circuit occurring in numerous specialized …

There is considerable evidence that changes in seawater chemistry over the course of
geologic time have profoundly influenced biomineralization by marine organisms. 1-3 This …