Formation of Helically Structured Chitin/CaCO3Hybrids through an Approach Inspired by the Biomineralization Processes of Crustacean Cuticles

Biomineralization-inspired synthesis of functional organic/inorganic hybrid materials: organic molecular control of self-organization of hybrids

(2015) Atsushi Arakaki et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Organic/inorganic fusion materials: cyclodextrin-based polymer/CaCO3 hybrids incorporating dye molecules through host–guest interactions

(2014) Fangjie Zhu et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

Aragonite Nanorods in Calcium Carbonate/Polymer Hybrids Formed through Self-Organization Processes from Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Solution

(2014) Satoshi Kajiyama et al.   Small

Crustacean-Derived Biomimetic Components and Nanostructured Composites

(2014) Lessa Kay Grunenfelder et al.   Small

Bioinspired stiff and flexible composites of nanocellulose-reinforced amorphous CaCO3

(2014) Tsuguyuki Saito et al.   Materials Horizons

Structural insight into magnetochrome-mediated magnetite biomineralization

(2013) Marina I. Siponen et al.   NATURE

Mechanical adaptability of the Bouligand-type structure in natural dermal armour

(2013) Elizabeth A. Zimmermann et al.   Nature Communications

Biomineralization as an Inspiration for Materials Chemistry

(2012) Fabio Nudelman et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

SEM imaging of chiral nematic films cast from cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

(2012) Johanna Majoinen et al.   CELLULOSE

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

(2012) J. C. Weaver et al.   SCIENCE

Biomineralizations: insights and prospects from crustaceans

(2012) Gilles Luquet   ZooKeys

Macromolecular Templating for the Formation of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Structures

(2011) Takashi Kato et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Glycolytic intermediates induce amorphous calcium carbonate formation in crustaceans

(2011) Ai Sato et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Peptide-Based Methods for the Preparation of Nanostructured Inorganic Materials

(2010) Chun-Long Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Stabilization of amorphous calcium carbonate by phosphate rich organic matrix proteins and by single phosphoamino acids

(2010) Shmuel Bentov et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Free-standing mesoporous silica films with tunable chiral nematic structures

(2010) Kevin E. Shopsowitz et al.   NATURE

CaCO3/chitin-whisker hybrids: formation of CaCO3 crystals in chitin-based liquid-crystalline suspension

(2010) Yuya Yamamoto et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

Revealing the Design Principles of High-Performance Biological Composites Using Ab initio and Multiscale Simulations: The Example of Lobster Cuticle

(2009) Svetoslav Nikolov et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanism of Calcite Co-Orientation in the Sea Urchin Tooth

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

Magnesium-aspartate-based crystallization switch inspired from shell molt of crustacean

(2009) Jinhui Tao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An Acidic Matrix Protein, Pif, Is a Key Macromolecule for Nacre Formation

(2009) M. Suzuki et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

Nanosegregated Amorphous Composites of Calcium Carbonate and an Organic Polymer

(2008) Yuya Oaki et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Macroscopically Ordered Polymer/CaCO3 Hybrids Prepared by Using a Liquid-Crystalline Template

(2008) Tatsuya Nishimura et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

(2008) Laurie B. Gower   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Controlling Mineral Morphologies and Structures in Biological and Synthetic Systems

(2008) Fiona C. Meldrum et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Biomineralization: Elemental and Organic Influence in Carbonate Systems

(2008) M. Cusack et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Effects of Peptides on CaCO3Crystallization: Mineralization Properties of an Acidic Peptide Isolated from Exoskeleton of Crayfish and Its Derivatives

(2008) Yuya Yamamoto et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Forming nacreous layer of the shells of the bivalves Atrina rigida and Pinctada margaritifera: An environmental- and cryo-scanning electron microscopy study

(2008) Fabio Nudelman et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

A gastrolith protein serving a dual role in the formation of an amorphous mineral containing extracellular matrix

(2008) A. Shechter et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA