Universal structure motifs in biominerals: a lesson from nature for the efficient design of bioinspired functional materials

Sea shell diversity and rapidly evolving secretomes: insights into the evolution of biomineralization

(2016) Kevin M. Kocot et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Nonclassical crystallization in vivo et in vitro (I): Process-structure-property relationships of nanogranular biominerals

(2016) Stephan E. Wolf et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Nonclassical crystallization in vivo et in vitro (II): Nanogranular features in biomimetic minerals disclose a general colloid-mediated crystal growth mechanism

(2016) Carlos Rodríguez-Navarro et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Hierarchical Coexistence of Universality and Diversity Controls Robustness and Multi-Functionality in Protein Materials

(2016) Theodor Ackbarow et al.   Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

A perspective on underlying crystal growth mechanisms in biomineralization: solution mediated growth versus nanosphere particle accretion

(2015) Assaf Gal et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Crystallization by particle attachment in synthetic, biogenic, and geologic environments

(2015) J. J. De Yoreo et al.   SCIENCE

Nanoscale assembly processes revealed in the nacroprismatic transition zone of Pinna nobilis mollusc shells

(2015) Robert Hovden et al.   Nature Communications

Textured fluorapatite bonded to calcium sulphate strengthen stomatopod raptorial appendages

(2014) Shahrouz Amini et al.   Nature Communications

Materiomics: An -omicsApproach to Biomaterials Research

(2013) Steven W. Cranford et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Exposed and Buried Biomineral Interfaces in the Aragonitic Shell of Perna canaliculus Revealed by Solid-State NMR

(2013) Ira Ben Shir et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Crystal nucleation and near-epitaxial growth in nacre

(2013) Ian C. Olson et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

More than one pathway

(2013) Jim De Yoreo   NATURE MATERIALS

The Diversity of Shell Matrix Proteins: Genome-Wide Investigation of the Pearl Oyster,Pinctada fucata

(2013) Hiroshi Miyamoto et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Origin of flaw-tolerance in nacre

(2013) Zaiwang Huang et al.   Scientific Reports

Aragonite-associated biomineralization proteins are disordered and contain interactive motifs

(2012) John Spencer Evans   BIOINFORMATICS

Merging models of biomineralisation with concepts of nonclassical crystallisation: is a liquid amorphous precursor involved in the formation of the prismatic layer of the Mediterranean Fan Mussel Pinna nobilis?

(2012) Stephan E. Wolf et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Different secretory repertoires control the biomineralization processes of prism and nacre deposition of the pearl oyster shell

(2012) B. Marie et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Biological materials: Functional adaptations and bioinspired designs

(2012) Po-Yu Chen et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

The Stomatopod Dactyl Club: A Formidable Damage-Tolerant Biological Hammer

(2012) J. C. Weaver et al.   SCIENCE

Localization of intracrystalline organic macromolecules in mollusk shells

(2011) Michio Suzuki et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH

Strong Stabilization of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Emulsion by Ovalbumin: Gaining Insight into the Mechanism of ‘Polymer-Induced Liquid Precursor’ Processes

(2011) Stephan E. Wolf et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Biomineral nanoparticles are space-filling

(2010) Li Yang et al.   Nanoscale

Mechanism of Calcite Co-Orientation in the Sea Urchin Tooth

(2009) Christopher E. Killian et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Parallel Evolution of Nacre Building Gene Sets in Molluscs

(2009) Daniel J. Jackson et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Deformation and failure of protein materials in physiologically extreme conditions and disease

(2009) Markus J. Buehler et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone – Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials

(2009) Horacio D. Espinosa et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Microtexture and Chitin/Calcite Orientation Relationship in the Mineralized Exoskeleton of the American Lobster

(2008) Ali Al-Sawalmih et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Biomimetic Model Systems for Investigating the Amorphous Precursor Pathway and Its Role in Biomineralization

(2008) Laurie B. Gower   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Biomimetic Systems for Hydroxyapatite Mineralization Inspired By Bone and Enamel

(2008) Liam C. Palmer et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

“Tuning in” to Mollusk Shell Nacre- and Prismatic-Associated Protein Terminal Sequences. Implications for Biomineralization and the Construction of High Performance Inorganic−Organic Composites

(2008) John Spencer Evans   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Nanostructure, composition and mechanisms of bivalve shell growth

(2008) D.E. Jacob et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Transformation mechanism of amorphous calcium carbonate into calcite in the sea urchin larval spicule

(2008) Y. Politi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

(2007) Marc André Meyers et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE