Silica Biomorphs: Complex Biomimetic Hybrid Materials from “Sand and Chalk”

Growth Behavior and Kinetics of Self-Assembled Silica-Carbonate Biomorphs

(2012) Matthias Kellermeier et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Evolution and Control of Complex Curved Form in Simple Inorganic Precipitation Systems

(2012) Matthias Kellermeier et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Local autocatalytic co-precipitation phenomena in self-assembled silica–carbonate materials

(2012) Matthias Kellermeier et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Structure-property relationships of a biological mesocrystal in the adult sea urchin spine

(2012) J. Seto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mesoscale twinning and crystallographic registers in biominerals

(2011) N. Floquet et al.   AMERICAN MINERALOGIST

Mars Sedimentary Geology: Key Concepts and Outstanding Questions

(2011) John Grotzinger et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Mesocrystals: Syntheses in metals and applications

(2011) Jixiang Fang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Additive controlled crystallization

(2011) Rui-Qi Song et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Controlling the morphology of silica–carbonate biomorphs using proteins involved in biomineralization

(2011) N. Sánchez-Puig et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Bioinspired Hierarchical Crystals

(2011) Hiroaki Imai et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Multilevel modular mesocrystalline organization in red coral

(2010) D. Vielzeuf et al.   AMERICAN MINERALOGIST

Stabilization of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate in Inorganic Silica-Rich Environments

(2010) Matthias Kellermeier et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The role of collagen in bone apatite formation in the presence of hydroxyapatite nucleation inhibitors

(2010) Fabio Nudelman et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Embryonic States of Fluorapatite–Gelatine Nanocomposites and Their Intrinsic Electric-Field-Driven Morphogenesis: The Missing Link on the Way from Atomistic Simulations to Pattern Formation on the Mesoscale

(2009) Paul Simon et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Witherite (BaCO3)/α-Quartz Epitaxial Nucleation and Growth: Experimental Findings and Theoretical Implications on Biomineralization

(2009) Erica Bittarello et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Role of Bulk pH during Witherite Biomorph Growth in Silica Gels

(2009) E. Melero-García et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Additive-induced morphological tuning of self-assembled silica–barium carbonate crystal aggregates

(2009) Matthias Kellermeier et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH

The epitaxial role of silica groups in promoting the formation of silica/carbonate biomorphs: A first hypothesis

(2009) Erica Bittarello et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH

Self-assembly and transformation of hybrid nano-objects and nanostructures under equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions

(2009) Stephen Mann   NATURE MATERIALS

MATERIALS SCIENCE: Beyond Biomineralization

(2009) W. Kunz et al.   SCIENCE

Morphogenesis of Self-Assembled Nanocrystalline Materials of Barium Carbonate and Silica

(2009) J. M. Garcia-Ruiz et al.   SCIENCE

The Initial Stages of Template-Controlled CaCO3 Formation Revealed by Cryo-TEM

(2009) E. M. Pouget et al.   SCIENCE

Polymorph Switching of Calcium Carbonate Crystals by Polymer-Controlled Crystallization

(2008) An-Wu Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks: A Summary of Discussions at a Field Workshop on Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks

(2008) Hiroshi Ohmoto et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

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

Inorganic Self-Organized Silica Aragonite Biomorphic Composites

(2008) Alina E. Voinescu et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Reassessing the first appearance of eukaryotes and cyanobacteria

(2008) Birger Rasmussen et al.   NATURE

Stable Prenucleation Calcium Carbonate Clusters

(2008) Denis Gebauer et al.   SCIENCE

Mesocrystals: A New Class of Solid Materials

(2008) Lei Zhou et al.   Small

Influence of eggshell matrix proteins on the precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

(2007) A. Hernández-Hernández et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH