Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment

JL Bañuelos, E Borguet, GE Brown Jr… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Dental enamel formation and implications for oral health and disease

RS Lacruz, S Habelitz, JT Wright… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Dental enamel is the hardest and most mineralized tissue in extinct and extant vertebrate
species and provides maximum durability that allows teeth to function as weapons and/or …

Advances in biomineralization-inspired materials for hard tissue repair

S Tang, Z Dong, X Ke, J Luo, J Li - International journal of oral science, 2021 - nature.com
Biomineralization is the process by which organisms form mineralized tissues with
hierarchical structures and excellent properties, including the bones and teeth in …

Biomineralization: from material tactics to biological strategy

S Yao, B Jin, Z Liu, C Shao, R Zhao, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biomineralization is an important tactic by which biological organisms produce hierarchically
structured minerals with marvellous functions. Biomineralization studies typically focus on …

Biological and medical significance of calcium phosphates

SV Dorozhkin, M Epple - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The inorganic part of hard tissues (bones and teeth) of mammals consists of calcium
phosphate, mainly of apatitic structure. Similarly, most undesired calcifications (ie those …

Biomimetic systems for hydroxyapatite mineralization inspired by bone and enamel

LC Palmer, CJ Newcomb, SR Kaltz, ED Spoerke… - Chemical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
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 …

Biomimetic model systems for investigating the amorphous precursor pathway and its role in biomineralization

LB Gower - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Biologically formed hard tissues, referred to as biominerals, have intrigued the materials
engineering community for years because of the high degree of crystallographic control that …

Calcium orthophosphates in nature, biology and medicine

SV Dorozhkin - Materials, 2009 - mdpi.com
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. These materials are of the special significance because they …

Calcium orthophosphates (CaPO4): occurrence and properties

SV Dorozhkin - Progress in biomaterials, 2016 - Springer
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates (CaPO 4). This type of materials is of the special significance for …

Calcium orthophosphates: occurrence, properties, biomineralization, pathological calcification and biomimetic applications

SV Dorozhkin - Biomatter, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. This type of materials is of special significance for human beings …