The contribution of solid-state NMR spectroscopy to understanding biomineralization: atomic and molecular structure of bone

MJ Duer - Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 2015 - Elsevier
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy has had a major impact on our understanding of the structure
of mineralized tissues, in particular bone. Bone exemplifies the organic–inorganic composite …

[HTML][HTML] Glycation of human cortical and cancellous bone captures differences in the formation of Maillard reaction products between glucose and ribose

GE Sroga, A Siddula, D Vashishth - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
To better understand some aspects of bone matrix glycation, we used an in vitro glycation
approach. Within two weeks, our glycation procedures led to the formation of advanced …

Predominant role of water in native collagen assembly inside the bone matrix

RK Rai, C Singh, N Sinha - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2015 - ACS Publications
Bone is one of the most intriguing biomaterials found in nature consisting of bundles of
collagen helixes, hydroxyapatite, and water, forming an exceptionally tough, yet lightweight …

[HTML][HTML] Biomimetic apatite-based composite materials obtained by spark plasma sintering (SPS): physicochemical and mechanical characterizations

F Brouillet, D Laurencin, D Grossin, C Drouet… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - Springer
Nanocrystalline calcium phosphate apatites are biomimetic compounds analogous to bone
mineral and are at the origin of the bioactivity of most biomaterials used as bone substitutes …

Carbohydrate/protein hydrogels as responsive scaffolds in controlling inorganic crystallization

S Afsar - 2015 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
The strategies that both invertebrate and vertebrate organism use to produce organic-
inorganic composite materials for different purposes such as mechanical support and …