The often astonishing material properties of crystalline biominerals are generally related to
the hierarchical assembly of specifically interacting organic and inorganic components. To …

In Nature living organisms use a whole range of organic-inorganic hybrid materials for a
variety of purposes, including mechanical support, navigation, protection, and defense. 1, 2 …

Nature produces biomineral‐based materials with a fascinating set of properties using only
a limited number of elements. This set of properties is obtained by closely controlling the …

Morphological control during mineral crystallization is one of the prominent hallmarks of
biomineralization. Organisms can employ some of functional macromolecules to produce …

Nature is adept at controlling mineralisation processes to produce single crystals and
polycrystalline and amorphous structures with remarkable morphologies and mechanical …

Organisms use inorganic ions and macromolecules to regulate crystallization from
amorphous precursors, endowing natural biominerals with complex morphologies and …

In-situ synchrotron X-ray scattering clarifies the role of templating on calcium carbonate
mineralization. Fatty acid monolayers are reorganized by Ca2+ in the subphase, into …

Organisms produce complex nanostructures consisting of inorganic and organic
components. These materials called biominerals form a variety of self-organized and …

We analyze the observed structural distinctions between calcium carbonate crystals of
biogenic and non-biogenic origin in terms of interaction between organic macromolecules …

The ability of biological systems to exert precise control over the shape, size, orientation,
and hierarchical ordering of inorganic materials is of great interest to chemists and material …