Biomineralization Principles and Concepts in Bioinorganic Materials Chemistry
, by Mann, StephenNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780198508823 | 0198508824
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/10/2002
From the nano-world of rusty proteins and magnetic compasses in bacteria to the macroscopic structures of oyster shells, corals, ivory, bone and enamel, biology has evolved a new type of chemistry that brings together the synthesis and construction of hard and soft matter for the design of functionalized inorganic-organic materials. The process that gives rise to these small and large inorganic-based structures of life is called biomineralization. This book looks at the chemical principles and concepts of biomineralization and their application in the new field of biomimetic materials chemistry.