Liquid crystals have been intensively studied as functional materials. Recently, integration of
various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid‐crystalline …

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 …

Rigid biological systems are increasingly becoming a source of inspiration for the fabrication
of next generation advanced functional materials due to their diverse hierarchical structures …

In Nature living organisms use a whole range of organic-inorganic hybrid materials for a
variety of purposes, including mechanical support, navigation, protection, and defense. 1, 2 …

Carefully designed micro-and nanocarriers can provide significant advantages over
conventional macroscopic counterparts in drug delivery applications. For the successful …

We here describe our various concepts and achievements for material science, which have
been introduced through liquid-crystalline (LC) and polymer chemistry. They have resulted …

The latest advances in hydrophilic polymer controlled morphosynthesis and bio-inspired
mineralization of various technically important inorganic crystals are reviewed with a focus …

Crystallization of calcite from differently concentrated calcium chloride solutions by the CO2
gas diffusion technique in the presence of polystyrene sulfonate yields crystal …

Biomineralization is a widespread phenomenon in nature leading to the formation of a
variety of solid inorganic structures by living organisms, such as intracellular crystals in …

The recent progress in carbonate precipitation with complex shapes mainly concerns
CaCO3 due to its importance for industry and biomineralization. Two general …