Liquid crystals play an important role in biology because the combination of order and
mobility is a basic requirement for self-organisation and structure formation in living systems …

Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is attracting increasing attention as an effective technique
for the processing of biomaterials, specifically bioactive coatings and biomedical …

INTRODUCTION The components of bone assemble hierarchically to provide stiffness and
toughness. Deciphering the specific organization and relationship between bone's principal …

Nanocrystals of apatitic calcium phosphate impart the organic-inorganic nanocomposite in
bone with favorable mechanical properties. So far, the factors preventing crystal growth …

It is well known that organic molecules from the vertebrate extracellular matrix of calcifying
tissues are essential in structuring the apatite mineral. Here, we show that water also plays a …

We provide evidence that citrate anions bridge between mineral platelets in bone and
hypothesize that their presence acts to maintain separate platelets with disordered regions …

The interface between collagen and the mineral reinforcement phase, carbonated
hydroxyapatite (cAp), is essential for bone's remarkable functionality as a biological …

We provide a critical review of the chemical composition and structure of synthetic and
biogenic (bone/dentin mineral) nanocrystalline hydroxy-carbonate apatite (HCA). Such …

Biomineralization is a common process in organisms to produce hard biomaterials by
combining inorganic ions with biomacromolecules. Multifunctional nanoplatforms are …

The calcium carbonate phases calcite, aragonite, vaterite, monohydrocalcite (calcium
carbonate monohydrate), and ikaite (calcium carbonate hexahydrate) were studied by solid …