Microbe‐mediated mineralization is ubiquitous in nature, involving bacteria, fungi, viruses,
and algae. These mineralization processes comprise calcification, silicification, and iron …

Fungi show a variety of abilities in affecting metal speciation, toxicity, and mobility and
mineral formation, dissolution or deterioration through several interacting biomechanical …

Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is an efficient and eco-friendly technique that
has attracted significant interest for resolving various problems in the soil (erosion …

Synthetic nanostructured materials incorporating both organic and inorganic components
offer a unique, powerful, and versatile class of materials for widespread applications due to …

A novel smartphone-assisted portable biosensor based on laccase-mineral hybrid
microflowers (La-HMFs) was applied for real-time, accurate and reliable quantification of …

The origin of dolomite–a common mineral in the geological record–is the subject of an
ongoing debate. Among different hypotheses, it has been proposed that extracellular …

Background Guanine crystals are organic biogenic crystals found in many organisms. Due
to their exceptionally high refractive index, they contribute to structural color and are …

Owing to the desirable structures, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as
promising porous crystalline materials in bioanalytical and biomedical science. However …

The giant bones of whales (Cetacea) are the largest extant biomineral-based constructs
known. The fact that such mammalian bones can grow up to 7 m long raises questions about …

Motivated by the remarkable innate characteristics of cells in living organisms, we have
found that hybrid materials that combine bioorganisms with nanomaterials have significantly …