Biomineralization : from fundamentals to biomaterials & environmental issues / edited by Frédéric Marin, Franz Brümmer, Antonio Checa, Gabriel Furtos, Isidoro Giorgio Lesci, Lidija Šiller.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 16, 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro -- Biomineralization: From Fundamentals to Biomaterials & Environmental Issues -- Preface, Editorial Board & Financial Support -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Biomineralix (COST Action TD0903), 2009-2014: An Overview -- Chapter 1: From Microbes to Molluscs: Non-Vertebrate Models in Biomineralization -- Experimental Modeling of Bacterially-Induced Ca Carbonate Precipitation: New Insights on Possible Mechanisms -- Biomineralization in Ciliates -- Single Nanogranules Preserve Intracrystalline Amorphicity in Biominerals

Crystallography and Textural Aspects of Crossed Lamellar Layers in Arcidae (Bivalvia, Mollusca) Shells -- Pore Structures in the Biomineralized Byssus of Anomia simplex -- Natural Pearls -- The Transport System of Nacre Components through the Surface Membrane of Gastropods -- To Infer the early Evolution of Mollusc Shell Microstructures -- Chapter 2: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Proteomics for Studying Biominerals -- Mytilus galloprovincialis Carbonic Anhydrase II: Activity and cDNA Sequence Analysis -- Carbonic Anhydrase and Metazoan Biocalcification: A Focus on Molluscs

Unveiling the Evolution of Bivalve Nacre Proteins by Shell Proteomics of Unionoidae -- Characterization of the Teeth Skeletal Matrix from Arbacia lixula -- Proteins as Functional Units of Biocalcification -- An Overview -- Data Mining Approaches to Identify Biomineralization Related Sequences -- Staining SDS-PAGE Gels of Skeletal Matrices after Western Blot: A Way to Improve their Sharpness -- Thermal Stability of Nacre Proteins of the Polynesian Pearl Oyster: A Proteomic Study -- Chapter 3: Biomaterials for Biomedical Application

Synthetic Biomimetic HA Composite Scaffolds for the Bone Regenerative Medicine Using CAD-CAM Technology -- Properties and Characterization of Chitosan/Collagen/PMMA Composites Containing Hydroxyapatite -- Structure and Interactions in Chitosan Composites -- Biocomposites for Orthopedic and Dental Application -- Bioceramics and Biocomposites from Marine Sources -- Chapter 4: Biominerals as Sentinels for Environmental Studies -- Environmental Characterization of Lake Ecosystems Located in Serbo Macedonian Massif (FYRM)

Sulphur-Containing Compounds as a Response in Sea Urchins Exposed to Alkylated Silicon Nanocrystals and SiO2-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles -- Trace Metals in Fish Biominerals as Environmental Indicators: Handheld XRF Analyses -- Heavy Metals in Mollusc Shells: A Quick Method for their Detection -- Keyword Index -- Author Index

Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only.

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