Calcium orthophosphates are the main mineral constituents of bones and teeth, and there is
great interest in understanding the physical mechanisms that underlie their growth …

Interactions of macromolecules with growing crystalline surfaces play an important role in
biomineralization, determine survival of some organisms at low temperatures, and offer a …

The composition of biologic molecules isolated from biominerals suggests that control of
mineral growth is linked to biochemical features. Here, we define a systematic relationship …

Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the mechanism by which
the antifreeze protein from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, binds to ice …

The molecular recognition and interactions governing site-specific adsorption of growth
inhibitors on crystal surfaces can be tailored in order to control the anisotropic growth rates …

Binary drug combination usually targets different pathways to achieve cooperative therapy,
but the exploitation of synergistic cooperativity between crystal growth modifiers that bind to …

The interactions of the ECM (extracellular matrix) protein asporin with ECM components
have previously not been investigated. Here, we show that asporin binds collagen type I …

Mineral-associated proteins have been proposed to regulate many aspects of
biomineralization, including the location, type, orientation, shape, and texture of crystals. To …

Unraveling the kinetics of calcium orthophosphate (Ca–P) precipitation and dissolution is
important for our understanding of the transformation and mobility of dissolved phosphate …

Crystallization is often facilitated by modifiers that interact with specific crystal surfaces and
mediate the anisotropic rate of growth. Natural and synthetic modifiers tend to function as …