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Biomineralization

From Nature to Application, Metal Ions in Life Sciences 4

Erschienen am 15.02.2008, Auflage: 1/2008
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ISBN/EAN: 9780470035252
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 700 S.
Format (T/L/B): 3.5 x 23.5 x 16 cm
Einband: gebundenes Buch

Beschreibung

Volume 4 focuses on the vibrant research area centering around Biomineralization and its role in Nature and in biomimetic applications. With nearly 2700 references, 14 tables, and more than 140 illustrations, it is an essential resource for scientists working in the wide range from material sciences and inorganic biochemistry all the way through to medicine including the clinic. In 18 stimulating chapters, written by 36 internationally recognized experts, Biomineralization. From Nature to Application highlights critically the interrelations between crystals and life. The volume covers the role of genes and genomes as well as enzymes on biomineralization processes; carbonate, sulfate, oxalate, and silicate biominerals; heavy metals, ferritin, and magnetotactic bacteria; the formation of bone, dentin, enamel, etc; the dynamics of biomineralization and biodemineralization; the mechanical design and bioinspired growth of mineralized tissues; and polymer-controlled biomimetic mineralizations for diverse applications.

Autorenportrait

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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Inhalt

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE SERIES. PREFACE TO VOLUME 4. CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 4. TITLES OF VOLUMES 1-44 IN THE METAL IONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS SERIES. CONTENTS OF VOLUMES IN THE METAL IONS IN LIFE SCIENCES SERIES. (1) Crystals and Life. An Introduction (Arthur Veis). (2) What Genes and Genomes Tell Us about Calcium Carbonate Biomineralization (Fred H. Wilt and Christopher E. Killian). (3) The Role of Enzymes in Biomineralization Processes (Ingrid M. Weiss and Frederic Marin). (4) Metal-Bacteria Interactions at Both the Planktonic Cell and Biofilm Levels (Ryan C. Hunter and Terry J. Beveridge). (5) Biomineralization of Calcium Carbonate. The Interplay with Biosubstrates (Amir Berman). (6) Sulfate-Containing Biominerals (Fabienne Bosselmann and Matthias Epple). (7) Oxalate Biominerals (Enrique J. Baran and Paula V. Monje). (8) Molecular Processes of Biosilicification in Diatoms (Aubrey K. Davis and Mark Hildebrand). (9) Heavy Metals in the Jaws of Invertebrates (Helga C. Lichtenegger, Henrik Birkedal, and J. Herbert Waite). (10) Ferritin. Biomineralization of Iron (Elizabeth C. Theil, Xiaofeng S. Liu, and Manolis Matzapetakis). (11) Magnetism and Molecular Biology of Magnetic Iron Minerals in Bacteria (Richard B. Frankel, Sabrina Schübbe, and Dennis A. Bazylinski). (12) Biominerals. Recorders of the Past? (Danielle Fortin, Sean Langley, and Susan Glasauer). (13) Dynamics of Biomineralization and Biodemineralization (Lijun Wang and George H. Nancollas). (14) Mechanism of Mineralization of Collagen-Based Connective Tissues (Adele L. Boskey). (15) Mammalian Enamel Formation (Janet Moradian-Oldak and Michael L. Paine). (16) Mechanical Design of Biomineralized Tissues. Bone and Other Hierarchical Materials (Peter Fratzl). (17) Bioinspired Growth of Mineralized Tissue (Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez and William L. Murphy). (18) Polymer-Controlled Biomimetic Mineralization of Novel Inorganic Materials (Helmut Cölfen and Markus Antonietti). SUBJECT INDEX.