Biomineralization
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: January 15, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780198508823
First sentence: From the nano-world of rusty proteins and magnetic compasses in bacteria to the macroscopic structures of oyster shells, corals, ivory, bone and enamel, biology has evolved a new type of chemistry that brings together the synthesis and construction of hard and soft matter for the design of functionalized inorganic-organic materials.