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BIOMINERALIZATION
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS IN BIOINORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

By:

Stephen Mann

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0198508824

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 November, 2001

Series:

Oxford Chemistry Masters

Pages:

210

Description:

From the nano-world of rusty proteins and magnetic compasses in bacteria to the macroscopic structures of oyster shells, corals, ivory, bone and enamel, biology has evolved a new type of chemistry that brings together the synthesis and construction of hard and soft matter for the design of functionalized inorganic-organic materials. The process that gives rise to these small and large inorganic-based structures of life is called biomineralization. This book looks atthe chemical principles and concepts of biomineralization and their application in the new field of biomimetic materials chemistry.

Synopsis:

This book describes the principles and concepts of biomineralization and their application in the new field of biomimetic materials chemistry. The main focus is on the principles and concepts that arise from a chemical perspective of biomineralization. After surveying the major types of biominerals (chapter 2) the general principles of biomineralization are discussed (chapter 3), followed by a detailed description of the chemical aspects of biomineralization (chapter 4). The next four chapters are concerned with the process of biomineralization, including boundary-organized biomineralization (chapter 5), organic matrix-mediated biomineralization (chapter 6), morphogenesis (chapter 7) and biomineral tectonics (chapter 8). The final chapter describes how current knowledge of biomineralization is inspiring new biomimetic strategies in synthetic materials chemistry.

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