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Biomineralization:

From Nature to Application (Google eBook)
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Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel, Roland K. O. Sigel
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John Wiley & Sons, Apr 30, 2008 - Science - 700 pages
Biomineralization is a hot topic in the area of materials, and this volume in the Metals Ions in Life Sciences series takes a systematic approach, dealing with all aspects from the fundamentals to applications. Key biological features of biomineralization, such as gene directed growth and the role of enzymes are covered, as are new areas, including copper/zinc in the jaws of invertebrates or magnetic biomaterials that help birds with navigation
  

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Contents

1 Crystals and Life An Introduction
1
2 What Genes and Genomes Tell Us about Calcium Carbonate Biomineralization
37
3 The Role of Enzymes in Biomineralization Processes
71
4 MetalBacteria Interactions at Both the Planktonic Cell and Biofilm Levels
127
5 Biomineralization of Calcium Carbonate The Interplay with Biosubstrates
167
6 SulfateContaining Biominerals
207
7 Oxalate Biominerals
219
8 Molecular Processes of Biosilicification in Diatoms
255
11 Magnetism and Molecular Biology of Magnetic Iron Minerals in Bacteria
343
12 Biominerals Recorders of the Past?
377
13 Dynamics of Biomineralization and Biodemineralization
413
14 Mechanism of Mineralization of CollagenBased Connective Tissues
457
15 Mammalian Enamel Formation
507
16 Mechanical Design of Biomineralized Tissues Bone and Other Hierarchical Materials
547
17 Bioinspired Growth of Mineralized Tissue
577
18 PolymerControlled Biomimetic Mineralization of Novel Inorganic Materials
607

9 Heavy Metals in the Jaws of Invertebrates
295
10 Ferritin Biomineralization of Iron
327

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About the author (2008)

Mrs. Astrid Sigel, Prof. Helmut Sigel and, c/o Dept. of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland  

Professor Roland K. O. Sigel, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland

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