The study of biomineralization is not only important to gain an understanding of how mineral-
rich tissues are created in vivo but also because it is a great source of inspiration for the …

The polymer-controlled and bioinspired precipitation of inorganic minerals from aqueous
solution at near-ambient or physiological conditions avoiding high temperatures or organic …

Despite the recent achievements in urea electrosynthesis from co-reduction of nitrogen
wastes (such as NO3−) and CO2, the product selectivity remains fairly mediocre due to the …

We report a method for the synthesis of antimicrobial coatings on medical instruments that
combines the bacteriolytic activity of lysozyme and the biocidal properties of silver …

Over the past few decades there has been great interest in the use of orthopedic and dental
implants that integrate into tissue by promoting bone ingrowth or bone adhesion, thereby …

Bone implants are widely used in orthopedics and dentistry to treat hard tissue disorders.
The surfaces of implants are critical in determining their performances. Many techniques are …

A Tris–HCl-buffered synthetic body fluid (SBF) solution, mimicking the human blood plasma,
with the following ion concentrations of 27 mM HCO3−, 2.5 mM Ca2+, 1.0 mM HPO42−, 142 …

Nowadays, the majority of the commercially available calcium phosphate materials is
fabricated by 'classical'materials science approaches, ie, from rather poorly defined slurries …

Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can self renew indefinitely and differentiate into
several somatic cells given the correct environmental cues. In the stem cell niche, stem cell …

A straightforward process was developed to synthesize monetite (CaHPO4, dicalcium
phosphate anhydrous) powders at room temperature (21°±1° C) in ethanol solutions. The …