Hydroxyapatite induction by a synthesized pure silica hydrogel was examined in various
simulated body fluids (SBFs) having different magnesium, calcium, and phosphate ion …

The eggshell of the chicken is a useful model to study matrix components which affect
biomineralization. As an extension of our previous immunohistochemical work which …

Phosphoproteins are thought to play a role in mineral formation in dentin. A portion of this
phosphoprotein is bound to collagen. We have investigated the requirement for bound …

Acidic macromolecules have consistently been associated with biological mineral formation
in vivo. Several of these macromolecules have been shown to induce mineral formation from …

Immobilization of the protein collagen Type I into transparent porous silica matrices
produced by the sol-gel process was achieved by using a high concentration of precursor …

Osteoblasts responsible for bone formation have been reported to synthesize and secrete
type I collagen and other matrix proteins in the process of biomineralization. To examine the …

All mineralized tissues contain the distinctive acidic proteins or glycoproteins which are
known to be intimately incorporated into the mineral phase to modify the morphology and …