Biomineralization is a widespread phenomenon in nature leading to the formation of a
variety of solid inorganic structures by living organisms, such as intracellular crystals in …

Calcium carbonate is an abundant biomineral with fascinating shapes and properties. Much
effort is spent to study how creatures can control mineral formation. We present a …

In recent years, the prevalence of hydrogel‐like organic matrices in biomineralization has
gained attention as a route to synthesizing a diverse range of crystalline structures. Here …

Acidic proteins from many biogenic minerals are implicated in directing the formation of
crystal polymorphs and morphologies. We characterize the first extremely acidic proteins …

Crosslinked gelatin films with entrapped poly‐L‐aspartate were used to induce the
crystallization of calcite and aragonite polymorphs. Calcite with high degrees of …

Biological minerals are inorganic/organic composites that function as structural supports,
protection, and mineral stores.[1] The cooperation of biomacromolecules such as proteins …

The characteristic shapes, structures and properties of biominerals arise from their interplay
with a macromolecular matrix,. The developing mineral interacts with acidic …

Biominerals are complex inorganic‐organic structures that often show excellent mechanical
properties. Here a bio‐inspired study of a remarkably simple synthetic system is presented …

Calcium carbonate biominerals are the most abundant mineral on the surface of the Earth. In
eukaryotes, all biologically controlled calcium carbonate minerals are associated with a …

Proteins have found their way into many of Nature's structures due to their structural stability,
diversity in function and composition, and ability to be regulated as well as be regulators …