Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an important inorganic mineral in biological and geological
systems. Traditionally, it is widely used in plastics, papermaking, ink, building materials …

Natural metal-organic complexes have gained much attention due to their self-assembly
behaviors and photochemical properties. They perform various biological processes …

Hierarchical porosity of carbonates can facilitate their performance in massive applications
as compared to their corresponding bulk samples. Traditional solution-based precipitation is …

By specifically binding with various inorganic nanomaterials through their functional groups
or introducing special reactivity, the nanostructures and biofunctions of designed peptides …

Many biological high-performance composites, such as bone, antler, and crustacean
cuticles, are composed of densely mineralized and ordered nanofiber materials. The …

Protein assembly with ordered architecture plays an important role in the formation of natural
organic–inorganic hybrid materials, and also determines their distinguished mechanical …

Proteins can control mineralization of CaCO3 by selectively triggering the growth of calcite,
aragonite or vaterite phases. The templating of CaCO3 by proteins must occur …

Amphiphilic peptides that induce catalysis are interesting alternatives to natural enzymes
thanks to robustness of their synthesis and the ability to induce certain types of …

An increasing body of evidence relates the wide range of benefits mineral surfaces offer for
the development of early living systems, including adsorption of small molecules from the …

Natural biopolymers exhibit smart functions and extraordinary physical properties because
of their optimized and rational molecular structures. Understanding and mimicking such …