Biomineralization
Contributors: S. Mann (Editor); J. Webb (Editor); R.J.P. Williams (Editor)
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: September 15, 1989
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9783527267507
Subjects: Biochemistry; Inorganic chemistry; Microbiology (non-medical); Science
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.