Bone is one of the most intriguing biomaterials found in nature consisting of bundles of
collagen helixes, hydroxyapatite, and water, forming an exceptionally tough, yet lightweight …

Study of interactions among different components of amorphous biomaterial such as bone is
important to understand the mechanism of its formation and biomineralization process and …

Solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance is a promising technique to probe bone
mineralization and interaction of collagen protein in the native state. However, many of the …

Bone is a hierarchical architecture that consists of both inorganic and organic components.
The organic components, including collagen and numerous non-collagenous biomolecules …

Collagen being the most abundant animal protein is an integral component of muscle,
connective tissues, cartilage, and bones, having function to provide strength, load bearing …

Solid‐state NMR studies of collagen samples of various origins confirm that the amplitude of
collagen backbone and sidechain motions increases significantly on increasing the water …

Water is known to play an important role in collagen self-assembly, but it is still largely
unclear how water–collagen interactions influence the assembly process and determine the …

Bone is a hierarchical biocomposite material in which a collagen fibril matrix self-assembled
in a three-dimensional (3-D) pseudohexagonal array controls many important processes in …

Conspectus The extracellular matrix of a tissue is as important to life as the cells within it. Its
detailed molecular structure defines the environment of a tissue's cells and thus their …

Understanding the structure and structural changes of bone, a highly heterogeneous
material with a complex hierarchical architecture, continues to be a significant challenge …