The ratio of boron to calcium (B/Ca) in the calcite tests of planktic foraminifers may serve as
a proxy for past seawater chemistry, but controls on B incorporation are not yet certain. Here …

The fine microstructure of nacre (mother of pearl) illustrates the beauty of nature. Proteins
found in nacre were believed to be" natural hands" that control nacre formation. In the …

Background Otoliths and otoconia are calcium carbonate biomineral structures that form in
the inner ear of fish and humans, respectively. The formation of these structures is tightly …

Ocean acidification and ocean warming compromise the capacity of calcifying marine
organisms to generate and maintain their skeletons. While many marine calcifying …

Calcium carbonates and in particular amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) are of great
interest for bone substitution, due to their excellent biocompatibility and ability to release …

The biological mediation of mineral formation (biomineralization) is realized through diverse
organic macromolecules that guide this process in a spatial and temporal manner. Although …

Precipitation reactions coupled to various transport phenomena, such as flow or diffusion,
lead to the formation of different spatial gradients which can be influenced by tuning the …

The development of intricated and interconnected porous mats is desired for many
applications in biomedicine and other relevant fields. The mats that comprise the use of …

Sagitta otoliths are usually formed of calcium carbonate polymorphs as aragonite. The
objective of this study was to verify which carbonate polymorph is predominant in the sagitta …

Starmaker (Stm) is an intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) involved in otolith
biomineralization in Danio rerio. Stm controls calcium carbonate crystal formation in vivo …