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Biomineralization and biomaterials : fundamentals and applications /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Aparicio, Conrado (Editor ), Ginebra, Maria Pau (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier, [2016]
Colección:Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ; no. 104.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Biomineralization and Biomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials; Part: Fundamentals ; Chapter 1: Shaping it up: Design and engineering of biominerals and crystalline materials from the bottom up; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Crystalline properties; 1.2.1 What is a crystal?; 1.2.1.1 Bravais lattice; 1.2.1.2 Grain boundaries; 1.2.1.3 Dislocations; 1.2.1.4 Atomic impurities; 1.3 Characterization and construction methods of crystals; 1.3.1 Optical methods; 1.3.1.1 Polarized light microscopy.
  • 1.3.1.2 Confocal light scanning microscopy1.3.2 High-voltage, electron-based methods; 1.3.2.1 Cryo-electron microscopy; 1.3.2.2 Atom probe tomography; 1.3.3 Atomic force microscopy; 1.3.4 X-ray and high-energy imaging methods; 1.3.4.1 X-ray diffraction; 1.3.4.2 Small-angle X-ray scattering and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS); 1.3.5 Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance; 1.3.6 In situ measurements; 1.3.6.1 In situ AFM; 1.3.6.2 In situ TEM; 1.3.7 Formation of crystals; 1.3.7.1 Vapor diffusion; 1.3.7.2 In solution; 1.3.7.3 Organic additives to drive mineralization.
  • 1.4 Biological crystalline materials1.4.1 Magnetite; 1.4.2 Silica; 1.4.2.1 Plant-formed silica; 1.4.2.2 Silicatein sourced silica; 1.4.3 Calcium carbonate; 1.4.3.1 Mollusks; 1.4.3.2 Sea urchin larvae; 1.4.4 Calcium phosphate; 1.4.4.1 Bone and the collagen that act as a template for the mineral in bone; 1.4.4.2 Teeth and the amelogenin acting as a template; 1.4.5 Mesocrystals and the materials they make up; 1.5 Directing the evolution of mineralization-related proteins; 1.6 Outlook and conclusions; Acknowledgments; References.
  • Chapter 2: Morphology control and molecular templates in biomineralization2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Structural diversity; 2.2.1 Nano/microparticles with unusual morphologies; 2.2.2 Composite biominerals; 2.3 Pathways of crystal formation and growth; 2.3.1 Classical and nonclassical nucleation; 2.3.2 Kinetic control of crystal nucleation; 2.3.3 Amorphous precursors; 2.3.4 Nonclassical crystallization; 2.3.5 Controlling crystal morphology; 2.3.6 Polymorph control; 2.4 Molecular templates and morphology control in Nature; 2.4.1 Nacre: protein-modulated crystal growth on chitin layers.
  • 2.4.2 Bone: Role of collagen and other proteins2.4.3 Sea urchin spicules: Building calcite mesocrystals; 2.4.4 Red coral; 2.4.5 Tooth enamel; 2.5 Summary: Scope of biomineralization-Applications and challenges; References; Chapter 3: Physical chemistry of biological apatites; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Composition of bone; 3.2.1 Global elemental composition of bone; 3.2.2 Location of the elements and their molecular associations; 3.2.3 Global composition of bone apatites; 3.3 Constitution of biological nanocrystals; 3.3.1 Bone mineral formation.