Hormonal regulation of biomineralization

A Arnold, E Dennison, CS Kovacs… - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Biomineralization is the process by which organisms produce mineralized tissues. This
crucial process makes possible the rigidity and flexibility that the skeleton needs for …

Physicochemical understanding of biomineralization by molecular vibrational spectroscopy: From mechanism to nature

H Liu, H Jiang, X Liu, X Wang - Exploration, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The process and mechanism of biomineralization and relevant physicochemical properties
of mineral crystals are remarkably sophisticated multidisciplinary fields that include biology …

3D interrelationship between osteocyte network and forming mineral during human bone remodeling

M Ayoubi, AF van Tol, R Weinkamer… - Advanced …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
During bone remodeling, osteoblasts are known to deposit unmineralized collagenous
tissue (osteoid), which mineralizes after some time lag. Some of the osteoblasts differentiate …

Ion pathways in biomineralization: Perspectives on uptake, transport, and deposition of calcium, carbonate, and phosphate

K Kahil, S Weiner, L Addadi, A Gal - Journal of the American …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Minerals are formed by organisms in all of the kingdoms of life. Mineral formation pathways
all involve uptake of ions from the environment, transport of ions by cells, sometimes …

Structural and functional heterogeneity of mineralized fibrocartilage at the Achilles tendon-bone insertion

A Tits, S Blouin, M Rummler, JF Kaux, P Drion… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023‏ - Elsevier
A demanding task of the musculoskeletal system is the attachment of tendon to bone at
entheses. This region often presents a thin layer of fibrocartilage (FC), mineralized close to …

Breast cancer–secreted factors perturb murine bone growth in regions prone to metastasis

AE Chiou, C Liu, I Moreno-Jiménez, T Tang… - Science …, 2021‏ - science.org
Breast cancer frequently metastasizes to bone, causing osteolytic lesions. However, how
factors secreted by primary tumors affect the bone microenvironment before the osteolytic …

Fast degradable calcium phosphate cement for maxillofacial bone regeneration

B van Oirschot, AG Mikos, Q Liu… - … Engineering Part A, 2023‏ - liebertpub.com
The aim of this preclinical study was to test the applicability of calcium phosphate cement
(CPC)-poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA)-carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) as a bone …

Tunable nanomaterials of intracellular crystallization for in situ biolabeling and biomedical imaging

H Liu, H Jiang, X Liu, X Wang - Chemical & Biomedical Imaging, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Intracellular biosynthetic nanomaterials offer tremendous opportunities for chemical
biomedical imaging. A wide range of biologically active tissues are available for …

A stochastic micro to macro mechanical model for the evolution of bone-implant interface stiffness

J **e, D Rittel, K Shemtov-Yona, FA Shah, A Palmquist - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Upon placement of an implant into living bone, an interface is formed through which various
biochemical, biological, physical, and mechanical interactions take place. This interface …

Accelerated mineralization kinetics in children with osteogenesis imperfecta type 1

BM Misof, P Roschger, M Mähr, N Fratzl-Zelman… - Bone, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Not much is known about the time course of mineralization in newly formed bone from
healthy individuals nor in patients with bone disease. To investigate the early phase of …