Porous silica‐based materials have burgeoning applications ranging from fillers and
additives, to adsorbents, catalysts, and recently therapeutic agents and vaccines in …

Metallo-oxide (MO)-based bioinorganic nanocomposites promise unique structures,
physicochemical properties, and novel biochemical functionalities, and within the past …

The course of evolution on our planet has resulted in the appearance, diversification, and
proliferation of organisms capable of producing complex structures from hard inorganic …

Peptide sequences are known to recognize and bind different nanomaterial surfaces, which
has resulted in the screening and identification of hundreds of peptides with the ability to …

This review is devoted to the most recent developments (2000–2005) of sol–gel materials at
the interface with biology. In the context of bioencapsulation in mineral hosts, novel synthetic …

With their unique sequence‐specific self‐assembly and their substrate recognition
properties, peptides play critical roles in controlling the biomineralization of inorganic …

Colloidal silica is used in many applications including catalysis, pharmaceuticals, and
coatings. Although naturally formed silica materials are widely available, they are often in …

The rational design and controllable synthesis of functional silica-based materials have
gained increased interest in a variety of biomedical and biotechnological applications due to …

Cells, such as yeast, bacteria, and mammalian cells, as well as proteins have been
immobilized in inorganic silica matrices for applications in biochemical sensors and …

Biomineralization processes leading to complex solid structures of inorganic material in
biological systems are constantly gaining attention in biotechnology and biomedical …