Biomineralization : from nature to application /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sigel, Astrid, Sigel, Helmut, Sigel, Roland K. O.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, 2010.
Series:Metal ions in life sciences ; 4.
Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Crystals and Life: An Introduction / Arthur Veis
  • What Genes and Genomes Tell us about Calcium Carbonate Biomineralization / Fred H Wilt, Christopher E Killian
  • The Role of Enzymes in Biomineralization Processes / Ingrid M Weiss, Fřďric Marin
  • Metal₆Bacteria Interactions at both the Planktonic Cell and Biofilm Levels / Ryan C Hunter, Terry J Beveridge
  • Biomineralization of Calcium Carbonate. The Interplay with Biosubstrates / Amir Berman
  • Sulfate-Containing Biominerals / Fabienne Bosselmann, Matthias Epple
  • Oxalate Biominerals / Enrique J Baran, Paula V Monje
  • Molecular Processes of Biosilicification in Diatoms / Aubrey K Davis, Mark Hildebrand
  • Heavy Metals in the Jaws of Invertebrates / Helga C Lichtenegger, Henrik Birkedal, J Herbert Waite
  • Ferritin. Biomineralization of Iron / Elizabeth C Theil, Xiaofeng S Liu, Manolis Matzapetakis
  • Magnetism and Molecular Biology of Magnetic Iron Minerals in Bacteria / Richard B Frankel, Sabrina Schubbe, Dennis A Bazylinski
  • Biominerals. Recorders of the Past? / Danielle Fortin, Sean Langley, Susan Glasauer
  • Dynamics of Biomineralization and Biodemineralization / Lijun Wang, George H Nancollas
  • Mechanism of Mineralization of Collagen-Based Connective Tissues / Adele L Boskey
  • Mammalian Enamel Formation / Janet Moradian-Oldak, Michael L Paine
  • Mechanical Design of Biomineralized Tissues. Bone and Other Hierarchical Materials / Peter Fratzl
  • Bioinspired Growth of Mineralized Tissue / Darilis Suarez-gonzalez, William L Murphy
  • Polymer-Controlled Biomimetic Mineralization of Novel Inorganic Materials / Helmut Culfen, Markus Antonietti.