Chitin derived from the seafood wastes such as waste crab, shrimp and lobster shells is
abundant and renewable, and will become one of the most important chemical raw …

Organisms produce various organic/inorganic hybrid materials, which are called
biominerals. They form through the self-organization of organic molecules and inorganic …

Strategies that attempt to mimic the well-defined structures or unique functions of natural
biological materials have succeeded in designing and synthesizing bio-inspired materials in …

Biopolymer-based membranes are at the forefront of the guided bone regeneration (GBR) in
orthopaedics and dentistry, which prevent fast-growing soft tissue migration to the defected …

Biomineralization is a process of mineral formation in living organisms. Compared with
nonbiogenic minerals, biominerals can be defined as organic–inorganic hybrid materials …

Chitin exists abundantly in crab and shrimp shells as the template of the minerals, which
inspired us to mineralize it for fabricating bone grafting materials. In the present work, chitin …

Nacre is the inner layer of the mollusc shell and provides exceptional toughness via its
highly organized organic–inorganic composite structure. Pif is an organic matrix protein from …

In this paper, carboxyl graphene (GO-COOH) sheet matrices, which are heavily oxygenated
and are similar to the organic matrices of molluscs, were used to construct nacre-like layered …

A mechanistic understanding of how macromolecules, typically as an organic matrix,
nucleate and grow crystals to produce functional biomineral structures remains elusive …

Nanostructured inorganic/polymer hybrid thin films comprising aragonite nanorods derived
from aqueous suspensions of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) are prepared. For the …