Biomineralization From Nature to Application, Volume 4
, by Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland K. O.
- ISBN: 9780470035252 | 0470035250
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/17/2008
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
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
| Historical Development and Perspectives of the Series | p. v |
| Preface to Volume 4 | p. vii |
| Contributors to Volume 4 | p. xvii |
| Titles of Volumes 1-44 in the Metal Ions in Biological Systems Series | p. xxi |
| Contents of Volumes in the Metal Ions in Life Sciences Series | p. xxiii |
| Crystals And Life: An Introduction | p. 1 |
| Abstract | p. 2 |
| Introduction | p. 2 |
| Global Effects | p. 3 |
| Minerals within Living Systems | p. 14 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 30 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 32 |
| Abbreviations | p. 32 |
| References | p. 32 |
| What Genes and Genomes Tell Us about Calcium Carbonate Biomineralization | p. 37 |
| Abstract | p. 38 |
| Introduction | p. 38 |
| One Gene-One Protein Approaches | p. 39 |
| Many Genes-One Structure Approaches | p. 50 |
| General Conclusions | p. 64 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 64 |
| Abbreviations | p. 64 |
| References | p. 65 |
| The Role of Enzymes in Biomineralization Processes | p. 71 |
| Abstract | p. 72 |
| Introduction | p. 73 |
| From Ions to Minerals: A Pathway Paved by Enzymes | p. 91 |
| The ôEvolutionö of Solids: A Complex Network of Regulation | p. 105 |
| Mimicking Nature: How Far Can the Design of Biomineralization Enzymes Take Us? | p. 112 |
| Conclusions | p. 116 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 116 |
| Abbreviations | p. 116 |
| References | p. 118 |
| Metal-Bacteria Interactions at both the Planktonic Cell and Biofilm Levels | p. 127 |
| Abstract | p. 128 |
| Introduction | p. 128 |
| Planktonic Bacterial Cells | p. 130 |
| Metal-Microbe Interactions | p. 137 |
| Microbial Biofilm Communities | p. 147 |
| Biofilm Microenvironments and Their Impact on Geochemical Interactions | p. 150 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 160 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 160 |
| Abbreviations and Definitions | p. 161 |
| References | p. 161 |
| Biomineralization of Calcium Carbonate. The Interplay With Biosubstrates | p. 167 |
| Abstract | p. 168 |
| Introduction | p. 168 |
| Control in Biological Mineralization | p. 173 |
| Recent Perspectives on Mineralization Strategies | p. 176 |
| CaCO3 Growth in Confinement | p. 182 |
| Crystal Assembly | p. 185 |
| In Vitro Studies of CaCO3 Mineralization | p. 186 |
| Calcium Carbonate Nucleation and Growth on Artificial Substrates | p. 194 |
| Summary and Outlook | p. 200 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 200 |
| Abbreviations | p. 201 |
| References | p. 201 |
| Sulfate-Containing Biominerals | p. 207 |
| Abstract | p. 207 |
| Sulfate-Containing Biominerals: An Overview | p. 208 |
| Gypsum and Bassanite (Calcium Sulfates) | p. 208 |
| Celestite (Strontium Sulfate) | p. 213 |
| Barite (Barium Sulfate) | p. 214 |
| Jarosite (Potassium Iron Hydroxide Sulfate) | p. 214 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 215 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 215 |
| References | p. 216 |
| Oxalate Biominerals | p. 219 |
| Abstract | p. 220 |
| Introduction | p. 220 |
| Metallic Oxalates: Physico-Chemical and Structural Properties | p. 221 |
| Calcium Oxalates in Plants | p. 226 |
| Calcium Oxalates in Other Forms of Life | p. 232 |
| Other Oxalate Biominerals | p. 234 |
| Pathological Oxalates | p. 240 |
| Oxalates in the Environment | p. 242 |
| Oxalate Degrading Systems | p. 245 |
| Conclusions and Perspectives | p. 246 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 247 |
| Abbreviations | p. 248 |
| References | p. 248 |
| Molecular Processes of Biosilicification in Diatoms | p. 255 |
| Abstract | p. 256 |
| Introduction | p. 257 |
| Silicon Transport | p. 262 |
| Silica Structure Formation | p. 270 |
| Regulation of Structure Formation | p. 281 |
| Manipulation of Diatom Silica Structure | p. 284 |
| Concluding Remarks and Future Directions | p. 288 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 288 |
| Abbreviations | p. 289 |
| References | p. 289 |
| Heavy Metals in the Jaws of Invertebrates | p. 295 |
| Abstract | p. 295 |
| Introduction | p. 296 |
| Iron Biomineralization in Chitons and Limpets | p. 297 |
| Copper and Zinc in Marine Worm Jaws | p. 300 |
| Zinc and Manganese in Arthropods | p. 307 |
| Heavy Metals and Jaw Mechanics | p. 311 |
| General Conclusions | p. 319 |
| Acknowledgment | p. 321 |
| Abbreviations and Definitions | p. 321 |
| References | p. 322 |
| Ferritin. Biomineralization of Iron | p. 327 |
| Abstract | p. 327 |
| Introduction | p. 328 |
| Protein Nanocage Structures | p. 329 |
| Iron Entry: The Protein Ferroxidase Site | p. 330 |
| Mineral Precursor Translocation, Nucleation, and Mineralization | p. 334 |
| Ferritin Demineralization and the Nanocage Gated Pores | p. 334 |
| Summary and Perspective | p. 336 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 337 |
| Abbreviations and Definitions | p. 338 |
| References | p. 338 |
| Magnetism and Molecular Biology of Magnetic Iron Minerals in Bacteria | p. 343 |
| Abstract | p. 344 |
| Introduction Magnetotactic Bacteria | p. 344 |
| Molecular Biology of Magnetosome Chain Formation | p. 353 |
| Magnetic Properties of Magnetosomes | p. 359 |
| Conclusions | p. 371 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 372 |
| Abbreviations | p. 372 |
| References | p. 372 |
| Biominerals. Recorders of the Past? | p. 377 |
| Abstract | p. 378 |
| Introduction | p. 378 |
| What Are Biominerals? | p. 380 |
| Biominerals as Biosignatures? | p. 389 |
| Tools to Study Biosignatures | p. 398 |
| General Conclusions | p. 404 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 405 |
| Abbreviations | p. 405 |
| References | p. 406 |
| Dynamics of Biomineralization and Biodemineralization | p. 413 |
| Abstract | p. 414 |
| Introduction | p. 414 |
| Nucleation and Crystal Growth | p. 415 |
| Dissolution | p. 437 |
| Conclusion and Future Directions | p. 448 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 450 |
| Abbreviations and Definitions | p. 450 |
| List of Symbols | p. 451 |
| References | p. 452 |
| Mechanism of Mineralization of Collagen-Based Connective Tissues | p. 457 |
| Abstract | p. 458 |
| Introduction | p. 458 |
| Function of Collagen in the Regulation of Vertebrate Biomineralization | p. 472 |
| Comparative Composition of the Organic Components of Collagenous Mineralized Tissues | p. 475 |
| Is there a Uniform Theory of Vertebrate Mineralization? | p. 489 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 492 |
| Abbreviations | p. 493 |
| References | p. 494 |
| Mammalian Enamel Formation | p. 507 |
| Abstract | p. 508 |
| Introduction | p. 508 |
| Delineation of the Extracellular Space | p. 511 |
| Ion Composition and Transport | p. 514 |
| The Organic Matrix Components | p. 518 |
| Function of Organic Matrix in Enamel Formation | p. 527 |
| Matrix Degradation | p. 533 |
| Conclusions | p. 535 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 536 |
| Abbreviations | p. 536 |
| References | p. 537 |
| Mechanical Design of Biomineralized Tissues. Bone and Other Hierarchical Materials | p. 547 |
| Abstract | p. 547 |
| Introduction | p. 548 |
| Growth, Self-Repair, and Structural Hierarchies | p. 549 |
| Hierarchical Structure of Bone | p. 551 |
| Hierarchical Structure of a Silica Sponge Skeleton | p. 561 |
| Some Structural Elements with Mechanical Function | p. 563 |
| Conclusions | p. 569 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 570 |
| References | p. 570 |
| Bioinspired Growth Of Mineralized Tissue | p. 577 |
| Abstract | p. 578 |
| Introduction | p. 578 |
| Natural Development of Bone | p. 580 |
| Connective Tissue Progenitor Cells | p. 584 |
| Inductive Soluble Factors | p. 588 |
| Bone Structural Properties | p. 593 |
| Scaffold Materials for Bioinspired Mineralized Tissue Fabrication | p. 594 |
| Summary | p. 600 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 601 |
| Abbreviations and Definitions | p. 601 |
| References | p. 602 |
| Polymer-Controlled Biomimetic Mineralization of Novel Inorganic Materials | p. 607 |
| Abstract | p. 608 |
| Introduction | p. 608 |
| Different Crystallization Modes and Ways to Modify Crystallization | p. 609 |
| Polymer-Controlled Crystallization | p. 615 |
| Conclusion | p. 632 |
| Current Trends and Outlook to the Future | p. 634 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 635 |
| Abbreviations | p. 636 |
| References | p. 636 |
| Subject Index | p. 645 |
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