Bone-mimetic mineral-polymer composite materials have several applications ranging from
artificial bone grafts to scaffolds for bone tissue engineering; templated mineralization is an …

Biomineralization is a mineral precipitation process occurring in the presence of organic
molecules and used by various organisms to serve a structural and/or a functional role …

In contrast to biomineralization phenomena, that are among the most widely studied topics
in modern material and earth science and biomedicine, much less is systematized on …

Biominerals deposition processes, also called biomineralisation, are intimately related to
biodeterioration on stone surfaces. They include complex processes not always completely …

Synthetic hydroxyapatite (HAp) has been successfully produced with the aim of obtaining
biomaterials that meet the biomechanical requirements for bone tissue engineering, while …

Calcium phosphates (CaPs) have been widely used in the field of biomedical engineering
as bone graft substitutes or as carriers for drug delivery applications. Recent developments …

We have investigated the effects of moderate static magnetic fields (SMFs) on murine
MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts, and found that they enhance proliferations and promote …

We report here on a facile strategy for the creation of super water-soluble carbon nanotube
(CNT)-protein hybrid nanofibers. Toluene-soluble CNTs were first synthesized by …

Enameloid is the most highly mineralized tissue of shark teeth with excellent mechanical
properties, which consists of fluorapatite (FAP) crystallites in the form of an intricate …

Amyloid fibrils have recently gained a lot of attention due to their morphology, functionality
and mechanical strength, allowing for their application in nanofiber-based materials …