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Title Biomineralization : from fundamentals to biomaterials & environmental issues / edited by Frédéric Marin, Franz Brümmer, Antonio Checa, Gabriel Furtos, Isidoro Giorgio Lesci, Lidija Šiller
Published Pfaffikon, Switzerland : Trans Tech Publications Ltd, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource : illustartions (some color), color maps
Series Key engineering materials ; volume 672
Key engineering materials ; v. 672.
Contents 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
Summary Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 16, 2016)
Subject Biomineralization.
Biomedical materials.
Indicators (Biology)
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry.
Biomedical materials
Biomineralization
Indicators (Biology)
Form Electronic book
Author Marin, Frédéric, editor
Brümmer, Franz, editor
Checa, Antonio, editor
Furtos, Gabriel, editor
Lesci, Isidoro Giorgio, editor
Šiller, Lidija, editor
ISBN 9783035700664
3035700664