Collagen mineralization is a biological process in many skeletal elements in the animal
kingdom. Examples of these collagen‐based skeletons are the siliceous spicules of glass …

The development, maintenance of healthy bone and regeneration of injured tissue in the
human body comprise a set of intricate and finely coordinated processes. However, an …

Complex physical and chemical interactions take place in the interface between the implant
surface and bone. Various descriptions of the ultrastructural arrangement to various implant …

Regenerative engineering converges tissue engineering, advanced materials science, stem
cell science, and developmental biology to regenerate complex tissues such as whole limbs …

Bone, as a mineralized composite of inorganic (mostly carbonated hydroxyapatite) and
organic (mainly type I collagen) phases, possesses a unique combination of remarkable …

Bones are constantly remodeled throughout life to maintain robust structure and function.
Dysfunctional remodeling can result in pathological conditions such as osteoporosis (bone …

The adult skeleton regenerates by temporary cellular structures that comprise teams of
juxtaposed osteoclasts and osteoblasts and replace periodically old bone with new. A …

This second edition of the Bone Mechanics Handbook summarizes the current
understanding of bone mechanics with comprehensive coverage of the histology …

During osteogenesis, osteoblasts lay down osteoid and transform into osteocytes embedded
in mineralized bone matrix. Despite the fact that osteocytes are the most abundant cellular …

Living organisms are capable of inducing the crystallization and deposition of a wide variety
of minerals, 1 but the vertebrates mainly utilize the calcium phosphates in constructing their …