Biomineralization: A structural perspective

• Published in: Journal of structural biology Vol. 163; no. 3; pp. 229 - 234
• Main Author: Weiner, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2008
• Subjects: Animals; Biomaterials; Biomineralization; Calcification, Physiologic; Crystallization; Extracellular Matrix - chemistry; Extracellular Matrix Proteins - chemistry; Extracellular Matrix Proteins - metabolism; Humans; Mineral formation; Minerals - metabolism; Biomineralization; Mineral formation; Biomaterials

Biomineralization is an inherently structural subject; the structure of the mineral phase, the structure of the matrix composed of macromolecules and especially the structure of the interphase zone between them. Studies of the dynamics of mineral formation have revealed that a widespread strategy us...