Controlling mineral morphologies and structures in biological and synthetic systems

FC Meldrum, H Cölfen - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
The unique and frequently beautiful morphologies that characterize many biominerals have
long been a source of fascination. While research began by looking first at individual …

Biomimetic CaCO3 Mineralization using Designer Molecules and Interfaces

NAJM Sommerdijk, G With - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
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 …

[BUCH][B] Introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology

GL Hornyak, HF Tibbals, J Dutta, JJ Moore - 2008 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The maturation of nanotechnology has revealed it to be a unique and distinct discipline
rather than a specialization within a larger field. Its textbook cannot afford to be a chemistry …

Factors affecting soybean crude urease extraction and biocementation via enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) for soil improvement

S Shu, B Yan, B Ge, S Li, H Meng - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is a new biogeotechnical ground
improvement technique that uses calcium carbonate (CaCO3) formed by biochemical …

Simulations of inorganic–bioorganic interfaces to discover new materials: insights, comparisons to experiment, challenges, and opportunities

H Heinz, H Ramezani-Dakhel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural and man-made materials often rely on functional interfaces between inorganic and
organic compounds. Examples include skeletal tissues and biominerals, drug delivery …

Bottom-up approaches to engineered living materials: Challenges and future directions

S Molinari, RF Tesoriero, CM Ajo-Franklin - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Biomaterials made by living systems, while very diverse, generally share similar
organization: different lineages of cells are precisely patterned within a matrix to create a …

Role of molecular charge and hydrophilicity in regulating the kinetics of crystal growth

S Elhadj, JJ De Yoreo, JR Hoyer… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
The composition of biologic molecules isolated from biominerals suggests that control of
mineral growth is linked to biochemical features. Here, we define a systematic relationship …

Crystal growth with macromolecular additives

AG Shtukenberg, MD Ward, B Kahr - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Interactions of macromolecules with growing crystalline surfaces play an important role in
biomineralization, determine survival of some organisms at low temperatures, and offer a …

Biomineralization: elemental and organic influence in carbonate systems

M Cusack, A Freer - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Biomineralization: Elemental and Organic Influence in Carbonate Systems | Chemical
Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN CAS Find my institution Log In Chemical Reviews ACS …

[BUCH][B] Fundamentals of nanotechnology

GL Hornyak, JJ Moore, HF Tibbals, J Dutta - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
WINNER 2009 CHOICE AWARD OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE! Nanotechnology is no
longer a subdiscipline of chemistry, engineering, or any other field. It represents the …