Fetuin-A/albumin-mineral complexes resembling serum calcium granules and putative nanobacteria: demonstration of a dual inhibition-seeding concept

CY Wu, J Martel, D Young, JD Young - PLoS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Serum-derived granulations and purported nanobacteria (NB) are pleomorphic apatite
structures shown to resemble calcium granules widely distributed in nature. They appear to …

Multiscale structural evolution of citrate-triggered intrafibrillar and interfibrillar mineralization in dense collagen gels

W Jiang, G Griffanti, F Tamimi, MD McKee… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
The mineralized extracellular matrix of bone is an organic–inorganic nanocomposite
consisting primarily of carbonated hydroxyapatite, fibrous type I collagen, noncollagenous …

Critical evaluation of gamma-irradiated serum used as feeder in the culture and demonstration of putative nanobacteria and calcifying nanoparticles

J Martel, CY Wu, JD Young - PLoS One, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The culture and demonstration of putative nanobacteria (NB) and calcifying nanoparticles
(CNP) from human and animal tissues has relied primarily on the use of a culture …

Fabrication and characterization of a biomimetic composite scaffold for bone defect repair

H Nitzsche, A Lochmann, H Metz… - … Research Part A: An …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
For successful bone tissue engineering, scaffolds with tailored properties are a basic
requirement. The combination of different available materials not only appears to be …

[PDF][PDF] Development and characterization of nano-hydroxyapatite, collagen, chitosan scaffolds for bone regeneration

H Nitzsche - 2010 - opendata.uni-halle.de
The unique properties of natural bone are based on the highly structured constitution on
several orders of magnitude, which are infeasible with current technologies. For example …

Tooth-inspired nanocomposites

J Moradian-Oldak, Y Fan - … for the life sciences: Biomimetic and …, 2010 - books.google.com
Biomimetic nanocomposites usually have good biocompatibility with potential applications
in medical care, such as in tissue-regenerative materials [1], drugdelivery carriers, and …

Evolution of bone proteins

E Wang, SW Lee - Bone and Development, 2010 - Springer
The ability to biomineralize has evolved many times in living organisms. In eukaryotes,
various organisms have evolved that form elaborate structures composed of calcium …