Issue 5, 2007
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Biomimetic mineralization

An-Wu Xu,*a   Yurong Maa  and  Helmut Cölfen*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, MPI Research Campus Golm, D-14424, Potsdam, Germany
E-mail: An-Wu.Xu@mpikg.mpg.de, coelfen@mpikg.mpg.de
Fax: +49 331 567-9502

Abstract

Biomimetic mineralization is a powerful approach for the synthesis of advanced materials with complex shape, hierarchical organization and controlled size, shape and polymorph under ambient conditions in aqueous environments. Increased understanding of biomineralization mechanisms has greatly enhanced the possibilities of biomimetic mineralization approaches. This overview tries to capture the concepts and recent progress in this rapidly developing field.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B611918M
Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
17 Aug 2006
Accepted
20 Oct 2006
First published
24 Nov 2006

J. Mater. Chem., 2007,17, 415-449

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A. Xu, Y. Ma and H. Cölfen, J. Mater. Chem., 2007, 17, 415 DOI: 10.1039/B611918M

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