Molecular Biomineralization Aquatic Organisms Forming Extraordinary
The concept of ‘biomineralization’ signifies mineralization processes that take place in close association with organic molecules or matrices. The awareness that mineral formation can be guided by organic molecules notably contributed to the understanding
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Werner E.G. Mu¨ller Editor
Molecular Biomineralization Aquatic Organisms Forming Extraordinary Materials
Editor Prof.Dr. Werner E.G. Mu¨ller Universita¨t Mainz Institute for Physiological Chemistry University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Duesbergweg 6 55128 Mainz Germany [email protected]
ISSN 0079-6484 ISBN 978-3-642-21229-1 e-ISBN 978-3-642-21230-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-21230-7 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011936517 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Living beings, in particular aquatic organisms are capable of synthesizing a high diversity of biominerals, ranging from silica, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate to metallic, e.g. iron oxide, biominerals. Some of these biominerals, e.g. calcium carbonate, can be present in various phases, regulated b
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