Biominerals are extraordinary materials that provide organisms with a variety of functions to
support life. The synthesis of biominerals and organization at the macroscopic level is a …

Biomineralization is the process by which living organisms orchestrate the synthesis and
organization of minerals (biominerals), and it may be viewed as an ancient process for …

Biomineralization processes are frequently found in nature. Living organisms use various
strategies to create highly ordered and hierarchical mineral structures under physiologic …

Nature has evolved sophisticated strategies for engineering hard tissues through the
interaction of proteins, and ultimately cells, with inorganic mineral phases. The remarkable …

High-throughput approaches such as genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics have led to
the discovery of a larger set of biomineralization genes than previously foreseen. These …

This first comprehensive overview of the modern aspects of biomineralization represents life
and materials science at its best: Bioinspired pathways are the hot topics in many disciplines …

Many organisms produce complex, hierarchically structured, inorganic materials via protein-
influenced crystal growth a process known as biomineralization. Understanding this …

The field of biomineralization has expanded over the past decade, and there is now a
growing database of information on the molecular participants in nucleation and crystal …

The hard tissues of animals, such as skeletons and teeth, are constructed by a biologically
controlled process called biomineralization. In invertebrate animals, biominerals are …

Bioinorganic chemistry is of growing importance in the fields of nanomaterial science and
biotechnology. Coordination of metals by biological systems is a crucial step in intricate …